AMMAN
— On Friday, the
Department of Statistics (DoS) released its monthly report on
the
annual Consumer Price Index (inflation) for 2023, revealing a 2.08 percent
increase compared to 2022. Meanwhile, it added that consumer prices for
December recorded an increase of 1.64 percent compared to the same month in
2022, with a slight 0.23 percent increase compared to November 2023.
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Furthermore,
the 2023 annual
Consumer Price Index reached 109.02, compared to 106.79 in
2022. For December 2023, the index was 109.82, up from 108.05 in December 2022,
and 109.82 compared to 109.56 for the preceding month in 2023, as reported by
Al-Ghad.
In
terms of commodity groups, "Fuel and Lighting" played a significant
role in the 2023 inflation with a 5.76 percent increase, along with "Dairy
and Eggs" at 5.70 percent, "Personal Luggage" at 4.94 percent,
"Culture and Entertainment" at 4.37 percent, and "Rentals"
at 4.10 percent. Conversely, groups like "Vegetables and Legumes"
decreased by 7.88 percent, "Clothing" by 1.01 percent, "Fruits
and Nuts" by 0.83 percent, and "Beverages" by 0.76 percent.
Key
commodity groups contributing to the December
2023 inflation compared to the
same month in 2022 include "Water and Sanitation" at 7.34 percent,
"Personal Luggage" at 6.49 percent, "Union Contributions"
at 5.86 percent, "Tobacco and Cigarettes" at 5.21 percent, and
"Meat and Poultry" at 4.70 percent.
Notable
commodity groups contributing to the rise in the annual Consumer Price Index
for December 2023 compared to November 2023 include "Water and
Sanitation" at 7.34 percent, "Union Contributions" at 5.86
percent "Meat and Poultry" at 1.99 percent, "Personal
Luggage" at 1.88 percent, and "Rentals" at 1.87 percent.
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