Nov 29 Reuters Spain39;s consumer prices in the 12month period to November rose 6.8, a slower pace than the 7.3 over the 12 months to October, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute INE showed on Tuesday.

The reading was the lowest since January and below the 7.4 forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.

Core inflation, which strips out volatile fresh food and energy prices, was 6.3 yearonyear, slightly higher than the 6.2 recorded in October, the INE data showed.

Spain39;s European Unionharmonised 12month inflation was 6.6, down from 7.3 in October and below the 7.5 expectation from analysts polled by Reuters.

Reporting by Joao Manuel Mauricio in Gdansk,e diting by Inti Landauro

Source Reuters