Planning announces the annual inflation index to 2.1%
Planning announces the annual inflation index to 2.1%
Views 42 Date 05/22/2016 - 21:10
Economy News / Baghdad ...
The Ministry of Planning, on Sunday, the high annual inflation index (2.1%) because of high prices.
He said the ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement "the economy News" received a copy of it today, that "inflation for the month of April, the index fell by 0.1%, while the annual rate of inflation rose by 2.1%."
He attributed the reasons for this "influenced up most of the sections prices including food increased by 5.5% and tobacco division by (2.3%) and the Department of clothing and footwear increased by (3.9%) and the Department of Housing by (2.8%), note that the survey prices for the month of April has not It includes the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin. "
The inflation for the month of March the index fell by 0.8%.