Planning announces low monthly inflation rate and annual rise

 
10/23/2021

Economy News _ Baghdad

Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Planning announced a decrease in the monthly inflation rate for the month of September by 0.7% and an annual increase by 7.3%.

The Central Statistical Organization of the Ministry said in a statement received by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the inflation rate for the month of September decreased by (0.7%), compared to the previous month of August," noting that "the annual inflation rate compared to September of last year 2020," It increased by 7.3%.

He added, that the Central Bureau of Statistics, through the Index Numbers Section, prepares a monthly report on consumer price indices, which includes field monitoring of price variables, for more than (333) goods and services in all governorates, representing (88%) of the volume of spending. The total of the Iraqi family on goods and services.

He pointed out that the commodity totals, which had the highest increase in monthly prices for the month of September compared to August of the year 2021, recorded a rise of 0.2 percent in the Health Department and the Restaurants and Hotels Department, and the Department of Supplies, Household Equipment and Maintenance recorded a rise due to an increase in the group of household appliances by 0.3 percent on average. monthly change.

He pointed out that the clothing, shoes, entertainment and culture department recorded a 0.1% increase.

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