The monthly inflation rate in Iraq increased by 0.5%

Baghdad markets
 
12/22/2021

Economy News - Baghdad

The Ministry of Planning announced, on Tuesday, a slight increase in the inflation rate during the month of last November, where the rate of increase was (0.5%), compared to the previous month of October, while the annual inflation rate witnessed an increase by (8.4%), compared with the same month of last year 2020.

The official spokesman for the ministry, Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, said, in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the Central Bureau of Statistics, in its new monitoring of the price movement in the Iraqi local markets, prepared its qualitative report on the consumer price index last November, which showed a rise in Monthly and annual inflation rate.

He added that "commodity totals, which had the most increase in monthly prices during the past month, were: the miscellaneous goods and services department, which recorded an increase of (7.3%), while the clothes and shoes department recorded an increase of (2%) due to the increase of the shoes group by (0.2%). ) and the clothing group by (2.5%), and the household supplies, equipment and maintenance department recorded an increase of (2.2%) due to the increase in the household appliances group by (1.2%) and the furniture and fixtures group by (0.9%).

For his part, the Health Department recorded, according to Al-Hanadawi, "an increase of (2.5%), and the restaurants and hotels section increased by (2.2%), while the Transportation Department recorded an increase of (2%), and the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Department recorded an increase of (2.7%). ) due to the increase in the prices of meat groups by (2.4%), the vegetables group by (2%), the same percentage (2%), the oils and fats group increased by (0.4%), the sugar and sugar products group increased by (2.7%) and the bread and cereals group by (2%).

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