AMMAN — Food prices in Jordan rose, by 3.2 percent, in
September, after having witnessed a decrease in August, at 3 percent, compared
to 3.9 percent in July, according to data from the
World Bank, Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
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World Bank data also shows that the September food
prices in Jordan, which imports food worth $4 billion annually, increased by
1.5 percent over the same month of last year, and by 1.7 percent over September
2020.
Also according to World Bank figures, inflation in
Jordan reached its highest level in four years in August, at 5.4 percent on an
annual basis, before stabilizing relatively last month.
Housing and utilities prices grew to 9.4 percent
year on year in September, from 9.2 percent in August, while transportation
remained stable at 6.9 percent year on year, according to World Bank figures.
The Department of Statistics issued its monthly
report on the general
consumer price index (CPI) for the month of September
2022, which shows that it reached 108.41, compared to 102.86 in the same month
in 2021, registering a 5.39 percent increase.
The department attributed this increase mainly to
fuel and lighting, which grew by 33.30 percent, transportation, by 6.90
percent, rents, by 4.48 percent, culture and entertainment, by 14.39 percent
and health, by 7 percent.
Cumulatively, the average CPI for the first nine months of
this year reached 106.33, compared to 102.22 for the same period in 2021,
registering a 4.02 percent increase.
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