The headline inflation rate in March 2016 (i.e. the annual percentage change in the CPI in March 2016 compared with that of March 2015) for the country is 7.8%. This annual rate of inflation is 0.5 index points higher than the corresponding annual rate of 7.3% observed in February 2016. The month on month inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI in March 2016 compared with that of February 2016) is 0.8%.
Category: Price Statistics
The unit conducts the Consumer Price Index Survey on a monthly basis. The main objective of the survey is to measure consumer price inflation or the change in prices of consumer goods in the country.
CPI February 2016
The headline inflation rate in February 2016 (i.e. the annual percentage change in the CPI in February 2016 compared with that of February 2015) for the country is 7.3%. This annual rate of inflation is 1.7 index points higher than the corresponding annual rate of 5.6% observed in January 2016. The month on month inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI in February 2016 compared with that of January 2016) is 2.4%.
CPI January 2016
The headline inflation rate in January 2016 (i.e. the annual percentage change in the CPI in January 2016 compared with that of January 2015) for the country is 5.6%. This annual rate of inflation is 0.7 index points higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4.9% observed in December 2015. The month on month inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI in January 2016 compared with that of December 2015) is 0.6%.
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