The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 12.13 per cent year-on-year in January 2020. The NBS made this known in its report on Inflation released on Tuesday. It stated that this increase was 0.15 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in December 2019, […]
The National Bureau of Statistics says the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation increased by 12.13 per cent year-on-year in January 2020.It stated that this increase was 0.15 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in December 2019, which was 11.98 per cent.
According to NBS, month-on-month basis, the headline index increased by 0.87 per cent in January 2020 and this is 0.02 per cent rate higher than the rate recorded in December 2019, which was 0.85 per cent. “The urban inflation rate increased from 12.62 per cent in December to 12.78 per cent year on year in January 2020, while the rural inflation rate increased from 11.41 per cent in December 2019 to 11.54 per cent in January 2020.
“The corresponding 12-month year-on-year average percentage change for the urban index is 11.92 per cent in January 2020. This is higher than 11.83 per cent reported in December 2019.
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