Oman registers moderate rise in inflation in October

T TV Tuesday 13/November/2018 23:05 PM
By: Times News Service

The consumer price index increased by 1.01 per cent in October 2018 compared to the same month in 2017, according to National Centre for Statistics and information.
The data released by the Centre also stated that the inflation rate increased by 0.32 per cent compared to September 2018.
The increase in inflation was driven by a rise in cost of major segments such as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels by 0.57 per cent.
The average inflation rate between January and October 2018 edged up by 0.87 per cent compared to the same period last year.