Low inflation for the month of September and the annual rate to rise by 0.3%

News / Baghdad 
announced the Central Bureau of Statistics in the Ministry of Planning, on Monday, lower inflation index during the month of September, while noting the annual rise of0.3%, indicating that the survey did not include the three governorates of Anbar,Salahuddin and Nineveh , as a result of the security conditions there. 

He the official spokesman for the Ministry of planning Abdul - Zahra al- Hindawi said in an interview for the Sumerian News that " the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Ministry of planning and completed the inflation report for the month of September 2016 on the basis of field data collection on the prices of goods and services components of the consumer basket of a selected sample of outlets in all governorates of Iraq . " noting that "these rates are calculated goods and services of food, rent, transportation, communications, health, education and other include making is keeping consumer."

He Hindawi that "inflation for the month of September the index decreased by 0.2%, compared with last August that inflation was a 0.8%", noting that " the decline was influenced by slightly higher prices for food and beverages and 1.1%, services and goods by 0.3%." 

He continued Hindawi said " The annual inflation during the period from September 2015 index until the month of September 2016 has seen a rise and a 0.3%", explaining that "this increase was influenced by lower food and beverage prices rose 1.4%, inaddition to the rise in tobacco division by 8.9%, as well as lower section clothing by 6%. " 

He continued Hindawi said the annual inflation was also influenced by higher housing department and by 4%, and rising health department and by 1.5 and higher transportation section 0.4 and higher communications department by 2%, while theentertainment division declined by 6% per cent, higher section of restaurants by 3.8% and rise also of the Department of goods and services by 4.2%. " 

He Hindawi that" the survey , which was conducted during the month of July did not include the three Iraqi provinces because of the security situation witnessed in these provinces , "explaining that" the provinces not covered by the survey of prices included Nineveh, Salah Din, Anbar. " 

he announced the Central Agency for Statistics and Information technology through January 2012, it will begin using mechanization in the collection of the different prices and times of a specific time rather than paper form in place earlier, emphasizing that it will contribute to the speed of price collection, accuracy, and correct calculation in case there Errors.