Planning announces the rise in prices and the index of inflation in Iraq by 5% during the month of

Planning announces the rise in prices and the index of inflation in Iraq by 5% during the month of April


23/05/2017


The Ministry of Planning, Tuesday, rising prices in Iraq by 5%, while suggesting that the inflation index also rose during the month of April.

The official ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement obtained "direction Press" on a copy of the "Central Bureau of Statistics completed a report price indices Almstlk for the month of April 2017 the adoption of the 2012-year basis for the calculation instead of the year 2007 being the year that saw the implementation of the social survey economic and family in Iraq, a year representative of changes in the standard of living of the family and the structure of domestic consumer spending and the economic situation in the country by about a year, "noting that" the survey prices for the month of April included for the first time Salahuddin province after a hiatus since June 2014, while not coverage of the provinces of Anbar and Nino Z because of the prevailing circumstances. "

He Hindawi said "high food department and beverage prices, non-alcoholic was influenced by higher prices of bread group and cereals by (0.5%) due to high rice and high vegetables group prices by prices (13%) due to higher tomato prices and rising prices of the two sets of sugar and sugar products and non-alcoholic beverages by (0.1%) for each of them, "he said, adding that" meat and fish prices have seen a decline in the prices ranged between 0.7% and (1.2%), as the totals of milk, cheese, eggs, oils and fats, fruits and other food products prices as well as clothing and footwear rates dropped ranged between (0.7%) and (2.5%). "


"The housing and tobacco prices have been rising at rates ranging from (0.3-0.4%), recorded sections of equipment and furniture, home health, transportation, communication, education, restaurants and equipment prices are other drop in prices rates slightly almost did not exceed (0.5%)," explaining that "section entertainment, culture and miscellaneous goods and services at the level of multiples. "


He attributed Hindawi "high annual inflation rate during the month of April compared with the same month of the previous year 2016 (1%) to the high prices of food department and non-alcoholic beverages increased by (0.6%) and higher tobacco section prices (6%) and high housing department by (2.5%), "pointing out that" the index of consumer prices reached during the month of April (105.1%), reflecting the general level of prices rising at a rate of (5.1%) compared with 2012 ".


He noted that "the rate of inflation mainly witnessed a decline during the month of April by (0.2%), and increased the same percentage as compared to the month of April 2016".


The device Center for Statistics and Information Technology announced earlier, it will begin using automation in the collection of different prices and times specified time instead of paper form in place previously, and stressed that it will contribute to the speed of price collection and accuracy, and correct calculation in case of errors.

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