THE annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index (RPI) held at 6.7 percent in April.
The annual rate of inflation excluding housing costs shown by the RPI decreased from 7.6 percent in March to 7.2 percent in April.
The annual rate of inflation shown by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) showed a slight decrease from 6.6 percent in March to 6.4 percent in April.