Urban CPI increased by 2.5 percent on annual basis (September 2024 compared to September 2023) and it increased by 1.2 percent on monthly basis (September 2024 to August 2024). The annual average inflation rate between September 2024 and September 2023 was 5.7 percent.
‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ increased by 4 percent and Transport increased by 18.2 percent.
The CPI for September 2024 Increased by 1.2 percent compared to August 2024. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 2.5 percent and Education increased by 8.2 percent.
The underlying inflation rate (excluding fresh food and energy) increased by 5 percent when compared to September 2023 and it increased by 0.4 percent when compared to August 2024.
On annual basis, the local goods index increased by 1.3 percent, the imported goods index increased by 6.3 percent, the fresh products index decreased by 4.3 percent, the energy index increased by 2.7 percent and the core index or the general index excluding fresh products and energy increased by 5 percent.
On monthly basis, the local goods index increased by 1.5 percent, the imported goods index increased by 0.4 percent, the fresh products index increased by 4.7 percent, the energy index decreased by 1.5 percent and the core index increased by 0.4 percent.