Frankfurt, July 23 (BridgeNews) - The annual consumer price inflation in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia declined to 2.6% in July from 2.9% in the previous month, with food prices continuing to have an upward effect on the overall index, the state's statistics office in Dusseldorf said Monday. In the monthly comparison, consumer prices rose by 0.1%, with the highest rise recorded for package holiday costs. A BridgeNews survey of economists forecast July German provisional CPI as up 0.2% on the month and up 2.8% on the year.