“The monthly inflation rate in Georgia amounted to 0.3 percent in September, while the annual figure stood at 0.6 percent,” - the National Statistics Office said.

Prices for services in education increased by 4.4 percent month-on-month, contributing 0.22 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate, the Office said. They increased for preprimary and primary education by nine percent, secondary education by 4.8 percent and postsecondary non-tertiary education by 2.8 percent.

The group of clothing and footwear products saw an increase in prices by 3.3 percent, contributing 0.13 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate. Prices were lower for both footwear (6.1 percent) and clothing (2.4 percent).

On the other hand, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 0.3 percent, contributing -0.08 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate.

As for the annual inflation rate, the Office said it was mainly influenced by price changes for restaurants and hotels (+7.5 percent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+4.9 percent), transport (+4.3 percent), and communication (-12.8 percent).