3.98% increase in the inflation rate in the Kingdom until March

Al-Anbat-Yasmin Almasry

‏The general index of consumer prices, "inflation", increased in the first three months of the current year 2023, by 3.98 %, to reach 108.26, compared to 104.11 for the same period last year.

The Department of Statistics said in its monthly report on Tuesday that one of the most prominent commodity groups contributing to this rise is the fuel and lighting group by 31.75%, rents by 5.17%, transportation by 3.24%, dairy, products and eggs by 8.73%, and health by 6.71 palm.

According to the report, the general consumer price index for March this year rose to 108.83 against 104.73 for the same month last year, marking a rise of 3.91%.

The report showed that what contributed to that rise mainly, the fuel group and lighting by 31.61%, rents by 5.17%, transportation by 3.68%, dairy products and eggs by 9.50%, and health by 6.70%.