Singapore’s consumer prices climbed in January as transportation and healthcare costs rose amid an economic recovery that has spurred demand for goods and services.

The consumer price index rose 0.2% from a year earlier, the Department of Statistics said in a statement in Singapore today, said Bloomberg. The index this month reflects a change in the base year to 2009 from 2004. Prices climbed 0.7% from December, without adjusting for seasonal factors.