Increasing the prices of 8 commodity groups in the first 10 months of 2021

3.4% rise in inflation in Abu Dhabi during October

Inflation rate in Abu Dhabi recorded continuous declines during the past two years.

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The rate of inflation in consumer prices in Abu Dhabi recorded a rise last October by 3.4% to reach its highest level in three years, in the context of the inflationary wave that the world is currently witnessing, driven by the increase in demand after the start of recovery from the effects of the “Corona” pandemic, and the rise in energy prices. transportation, and some raw materials.

The inflation rate in the emirate recorded continuous declines during the past two years, and the decline continued during the months of January and February 2021, after which the gradual rise began, as it recorded a rise of 0.6% last March, then zero last May, and then increased by 0.8% in June, It continued to rise to 1.8% in July, then to 2.6% in August, to rise to 3% last September.

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The Statistics Center in Abu Dhabi indicated, in a report issued yesterday, that the prices of eight commodity groups achieved increases during the first 10 months of this year, compared to the same period last year, as the prices of the transportation group increased by 8.5%, while the prices of the restaurants and hotels group increased by 2.5%. In addition, the prices of the recreation and culture group increased by 3.8%.

The prices of the education group also increased by 1%, in addition to the increase in the prices of the health group by 0.7%, the prices of fixtures, household equipment and regular home maintenance by 0.8%, while the prices of the communications group increased by 0.3%, and the prices of the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups. The other 0.2%.

Retreat

On the other hand, the report showed a decline in the prices of four commodity groups during the first 10 months of this year, compared to the same period last year, which are: clothes and shoes, whose prices decreased by 5.2%, and the group of food and beverages, whose prices fell by 1.4%, while the prices of a group of Tobacco decreased by 0.1%, while the prices of a variety of goods and services decreased by 0.5%.

Consumer prices

The Statistics Center in Abu Dhabi indicated in a report that the consumer price index for all households rose from 108.1 points during the first 10 months of last year to 109.3 points in the same period of this year, as it rose for national families to 109.5 points during the first 10 months of this year. compared to 107.9 points during the same period last year, while the consumer price index for non-national families reached 108.9 points, compared to 108 points during the comparison period, while the index recorded a slight decrease for collective families, reaching 109.3 points during the first 10 months of the year 2021, compared to 109.5 points for the same period in 2020.

• A decline in the prices of 4 commodity groups within 10 months, including clothes and shoes.

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