INE said food prices rose 1.1 pct in December from November and were up 3.2 pct from a year earlier. Processed food prices climbed 0.3 pct month-on-month and were up 1.1 pct year-on-year, while fresh food prices rose 2.4 pct in December from November and were up 6.5 pct from a year earlier. Energy products' prices fell 2.0 pct month-on-month, but climbed 11.2 pct year-on-year. Industrial goods' prices declined 0.3 pct in December from November, but were up 4.1 pct from a year earlier, while durable goods' prices rose 0.2 pct month-on-month and 2.4 pct year-on-year. Service sector prices, excluding rentals, climbed 0.5 pct in December from November and 4.4 pct from a year earlier, while transport prices fell 0.7 pct month-on-month, but were up 5.6 pct year-on-year. Household goods' prices rose 0.2 pct in December from November and 3.0 pct from a year earlier, while housing prices were up 0.1 pct month-on-month and 4.6 pct year-on-year.