* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released the latest figures for the consumer price index (INPC), which shows that prices rose 0.56% in February as compared to the previous month. This brings annual inflation to 7.62%. This compares to monthly inflation of 0.68% in January, when annual inflation stood at 7.91%.
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