Planning: an increase in the annual inflation rate by (8.4%)

Wednesday 22 December 2021 12:41
 
Baghdad / NINA / - The Ministry of Planning announced today, Wednesday, an increase in annual inflation at a rate of (8.4%).

The official spokesman for the ministry, Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, said in a statement, "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 the monthly and annual inflation rate," indicating that The rate of increase was (0.5%), compared to the previous month of October, while the annual inflation rate increased by (8.4%), compared to the same month last year 2020.

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%).

He added that "the health department recorded an increase of (2.5%) and the restaurants and hotels department increased by (2.2%), while the transportation department recorded an increase of (2%)," noting that "the department of food and non-alcoholic beverages 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%).”/ Finished 8

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