The Planning and Statistics Authority issued the consumer price index for the month of March 2023, and the index reached 105.55 points, an increase of 0.20% compared to the previous month, February 2023, and an increase of 4.01% compared to the corresponding month, March 2022, and when comparing the main components of the index for the month of March 2023 with the month Previous February 2023 Monthly change. It is clear that there is an increase in five groups, a decrease in four other groups, and the stability of the number in three other groups. As for the increase, it occurred in the clothing and footwear group by 1.56%, followed by the entertainment and culture group by 1.44%, the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group by 1.09%, the other goods and services group by 0.75%, and the transportation group by 0.53%. On the other hand, there was a decrease in the restaurants and hotels group by 1.90%, followed by the education group by 1.58%, the food and beverages group by 1.08%, and the furniture and home appliances group by 0.22%. While there was no change in the tobacco, health, and communication groups. When comparing the month of March 2023 with the corresponding month in 2022, the annual change, it was found that there was an increase in the general index by 4.01%, which resulted from the increase in eight groups: the entertainment and culture group by 13.63%, followed by the housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels group Others by 8.65%, clothing and shoes by 4.90%, education by 2.61%, transportation by 2.50%, restaurants and hotels by 2.25%, health by 1.62%, and food and beverages by 1.06%. As for the decreases, they occurred in the group of other goods and services by 0.34%, followed by the group of communications by 4.84%, and the group of furniture and household appliances by 0.30%, and there was no change in the group of tobacco. And when calculating the consumer price index for the month of March 2023, after excluding the group of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, it reached the point 107.42, recording a more stable decrease of 0.02% compared to the previous month (February 2023), and an increase of 2.93% compared to the corresponding month. him in 2022.
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