In the ten-month period, the index rose by 2.52% annually.
Four categories saw decrease in prices in October, including dining services down 0.8%; housing, electricity, water, fuels and construction materials down 1.53%; household equipment and appliances 0.41%; and posts and telecommunications 0.1%.
The remaining posted higher prices, with transport seeing the highest rise of 2.14%.
During the month, gold prices also hiked by 0.63% monthly and 2.6% yearly. The USD prices inched up 0.13% month-on-month and down 0.21% year-on-year.
