Consumer price index increases by 29%
Thursday, 17 May 2012 08:17 Lagu Francis Economy >>> . The consumer price index shows that the price of major commodities in South Sudan has increased by 29.6% over the past year. The index, released by the South Sudan Bureau of Statistics says between April 2011 and April 2012, the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 23.6% while the price of alcohol and tobacco shot up by 106%. The price of housing materials went up by 19.3% and transport shot up by 58.4%. The index looks at prices of food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, housing, electricity, recreation, culture and prices in restaurants and hotels. There are four new consumption groups measured in the CPI: clothing and footwear, health, communication and education. These new groups will included in the analysis from June 2012. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
