Portuguese consumer prices rose 2.3% year-on-year in March, accelerating after a 2.1% increase in the previous month, flash data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Thursday.

Core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, clocked 2.5% year-on-year, up from a reading of 2.1% in February.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 2.0% in March after zero change in February.

(Reporting by Sergio Goncalves and Gdansk Newsroom;)