Central Bureau of Statistics: Rising inflation index for the

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Central Bureau of Statistics: Rising inflation index for the previous year 6%

Baghdad (news) .. The Central Agency for Statistics of the Ministry of Planning for the high annual inflation index for 2011 (6%) compared with the previous year 2010.

He said a press release issued by the device: the index of monthly inflation for the month of last December of 2011 witnessed a slight hit (1%) compared with last November

and attributed the statement the reasons for high inflation to rising prices, Department of Housing during the year, by (12%) as well as higher wages for electricity by (100%) after the application of new rates and the statement noted that the Directorate of records in the Central Bureau of Statistics completed the inflation report for the month of December 2011 which was prepared on the basis of data collection in the field “on the prices of goods and services components of the consumer basket of selected sample of outlets in all of Iraq’s provinces have adopted the base year 2007, and showed the results, indicators numbers Consumer Price Index at the level of Iraq, with an index of consumer prices (135.6%) in the month of December 2011, recording an increase rate of 0.9% for Alshahralsabak at a rate of 6% compared with the month of December 2010, results showed Department of Food and non-alcoholic beverages: -

the prices of this section increased during the month of December 2011 by 2.2% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region at a rate of 2.8%, and in the central region by 2.3% and in the south at a rate of 1.8%, the main reason for rising prices of this section at the level of Iraq due mainly to higher prices of vegetables and fish. recorded Osaarhma section rose by 3.0% compared to prices in December 2010.

The statement noted: that the Department of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco recorded prices increased slightly during the current month by 0.1% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the center by 0.1% while the saw prices stable in each of the regions of Kurdistan and the south. the prices of this section increased by 5.6% compared to price levels in the month of December 2010, The Department of Clothing and footwear recorded a price rise during the Alshahralhala rate of 1.1% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region by 1.1% and in the central region by 2.1% and in the South by 0.4%. the prices of this section has increased at a rate of 8.2% compared to prices in December 2010.

The statistics agency said in his statement: that the Department of Housing has seen prices rise during the Alshahralhala by 0.3 % compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in the Kurdistan region by 1.7% and in the central region at 0.1%, while settled in the South. the prices of this section increased by 11.9% compared to price levels in December 2010 because of rising rents Alldoralexanah of 10.4 %, and also because of the high price of wages of electricity by 100% due to the application of new rates.

The Central Bureau of Statistics: The sub-group of fuel (gasoline, oil and gas) have seen their prices rise during the month of December 2011 by 0.7% compared to the previous month due to higher prices in the region of Kurdistan rate of 1.9% in the central region by 0.4% and in the South by 0.1%. The prices of this group has increased at a rate of 2.6% compared to prices in December 2010.

However, the statement stressed that the Department of furnishings and equipment Almenzlahsgelt prices stable during the current month compared to the previous month, where prices fell in the Kurdistan region by 0.2% and in the central region at 0.1%, while prices in the South by 0.2%.

This section prices increased by 1.8% compared to price levels in the month of December 2010, The Health Department reported prices increased slightly during the month the current rate of 0.2% compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in each of the regions of Kurdistan and the central rate of 0.1% in the South by 0.3%. the prices of this section has increased at a rate of 7.7% compared to price levels in the month of December 2010, as is the case in the Department of Transportation recorded prices increased a slight amount of 0.1% during the current month compared to the previous month, due to higher prices in each of the regions of Kurdistan and the south by 0.3% while the decrease in prices in the central region at 0.1%. the prices of this section decreased at a rate of 3.8% compared to price levels in the month of December 2010, the statement continued: The communications department recorded a price slightly lower rate of 0.1% during the current month compared to the previous month, due to lower prices in the South by 0.5%, while the stabilized prices in each of the regions of Kurdistan and center. the prices of this section decreased by 1.1 % compared to price levels in the month of December 2010.

The statement said: The indicators indices of consumer prices at the district level, were recorded in the Kurdistan region in the month of December 2011 compared to the previous month increased by 1.2% resulted mainly from the increase in the prices of food and beverages alcohol at a rate of 2.8%, prices of clothing and footwear by 1.1%, housing prices by 1.7%, prices of health by 0.1%, transport prices by 0.3%, prices of recreation and culture by 0.3%, prices of education, a rate of 0.8%, prices of restaurants at 1.8%, while the in the center recorded prices in the month of December 2011 compared to the previous month increased by 1.0% resulting primarily from higher prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages by 2.3%, prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco by 0.1%, prices of clothing and footwear by 2.1%, housing prices by 0.1 %, prices of health by 0.1%, prices of education, a rate of 2.7%, prices of restaurants by 0.3%, while in the south recorded prices in the month of December 2011 compared to the previous month rise of 0.6% resulted mainly from the increase in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 1.8 %, prices of clothing and footwear by 0.4%, prices of equipment, household equipment and maintenance at a rate of 0.2%, prices of health by 0.3%, transport prices by 0.3%, prices of education by 1.2%, prices of restaurants by 0.5%.

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