Inflation in Venezuela reaches 7.8 percent during first six months of 2007/ Inflación sube 1,8 % en junio vs 1,7% de mayo

Venezuela's consumer prices rose 1.8 percent in June to bring accumulated inflation over the first six months of the year to 7.8 percent, the central bank announced Monday.The central bank said food prices have risen 25.7 percent in the past 12 months, despite efforts to control prices by the government of President Hugo Chavez, which sells subsidized foods at state-run supermarkets (full information)/La inflación acumulada en el primer semestre de 2007 se ubicó en 7,8 por ciento, superior al 5,5 por ciento del mismo período del año pasado, precisó hoy el BCV en su página electrónica ( inormación completa)