Planning: an increase in the inflation rate last December by 3.3%
Planning: an increase in the inflation rate last December by 3.3%
01/24/2021 12:50:37
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Central Bureau of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning released on Sunday its qualitative report for the Consumer Price Index for the month of December of 2020, which is the first report issued by the agency after changing the exchange rate.
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, said in a statement that Al Furat News received a copy of, that “the report showed an increase in inflation indicators for the month of December by (3.3%), compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate increased compared to With the month of December 2019, by (3.2%) affected by the change of the dollar exchange rate. ”
He stated, “The prices of the tobacco section increased by (10.1%) due to the increase in the prices of imported cigarettes, and the health department also recorded an increase in its prices, which reached (8.8%), and the prices of the entertainment section increased by (7.5%) due to the high prices of reception equipment and pictures such as Televisions, cameras and computers, and the transportation department recorded an increase of (7.2%), due to the high prices of cars, especially private cars. ”
He added that “the price of bicycles and spare parts such as tires and batteries increased, adding that the prices of the goods and services section increased by (4.9%), as a result of the rise in gold prices throughout Iraq, and the prices of the household equipment and maintenance section recorded an increase of (3.7) %) Due to the high prices of home appliances and furniture sets.
He explained that “the prices of the housing section recorded an increase of (3.2%), as a result of the increase in the prices of the water and electricity supply group, and the increase was concentrated in the section of the generator subscription fees, while the rate of increase in the prices of the communication section was (3%) due to the high prices of mobile phones, The food and non-alcoholic beverages segment increased slightly (0.5%), due to the increase in the prices of bread, grains, meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, oils and sugar, and non-alcoholic beverages.
And the statement continued, “At the same time, the core inflation rate increased by (4%) during the month of last December, compared to the previous month of November, while the annual base inflation rate recorded an increase of 4.2% compared to the same month of 2019. ” .
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