Emirates Consumer Price Index increased by 0.31%

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 125.66 in June 2015, and in comparison with the base year (2007 =100); it increased by 0.31% compared to its value at the end of May 2015, while it increased by 4.22% compared to its value at the end of June 2014, according to the report issued by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for month of June.

It added that the findings of the CPI for June 2015 at the national level indicate increment in the following major expenditure groups: Housing, + 0.81%, food and soft drinks, + 0.75%, recreation and culture, + 0.20%, and miscellaneous goods and services + 0.02%.

The NBS report noted, at the same time, there was decreased in other major expenditure group prices: Textiles, clothing and footwear by 1.17 %, furniture and household goods 0.63%, transportation 0.15 %, restaurants and hotels 0.03% and medical care by 0.02%.