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The consumer price inflation rate eased to 1.6% in May from 2.4% in April, largely thanks to a fall in food price relative to the previous year. Compared with the previous month,

Oil prices rose by almost 2 percent on Thursday due to an industry report that showed a drop in U.S. crude inventories and as robust economic indicators injected confidence into financial markets.

Cypriot consumer price inflation fell to 1.6 percent year-on-year in May from an April reading of 2.4 percent, pushed down by a drop in the price of vehicles and vegetables. The statistics

The construction sector in Cyprus is showing signs of revival with an increase in building permits in the first quarter according to the Statistical Service. In January – March 2010, the number

Turnover in the general services sector dropped by 0.6% in January – March 2010 compared with the same period of 2009 according to the Statistical Service. The general turnover index does not

Travel abroad from Cyprus fell in April, probably as a result of delayed and cancelled flights as a result of ash from an Icelandic volcano. According to the Statistical Service, 91,737 residents

Industrial production in Cyprus rose for the first time in 17 months in March, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The index of industrial production rose by 6.1% over

 Oil fell more than $2 to around $72 on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, after Chinese and European data raised concerns over the pace of economic growth. China's factories scaled back production last

British manufacturing activity held steady in May at the previous month's 15-year high, a survey showed on Tuesday, but the recovery picture was clouded by signs of accelerating price pressures. The Markit/Chartered

National quantitative aims for energy performance and the new European energy strategy for 2011-2020 were the main topics on the agenda of Monday's EU Council of Energy Ministers. Cyprus was represented at