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It said the inflation target will be discussed at a subsequent government meeting.
The central bank’s Board has analyzed and approved the quarterly inflation report, which is due for release on November 6.
The central bank set a 3.5% inflation target for 2009, with one percentage point variation band. Back in August, the bank estimated the annual inflation will be at 4.3% in December.
In September, the annual inflation decelerated for the seventh consecutive month to 4.94%, according to the country’s statistics institute.