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Central Europe inflation outlook still extremely benign

The economies of Central Europe may be on the road to recovery but the large amounts of spare capacity created by last year’s recession means that the outlook for inflation remains extremely benign. Inflation edged up in Hungary and Poland last month, but this was driven in both cases by a rise in food prices. Meanwhile, inflation in the Czech Republic remains well below target.

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