AMMAN — The
Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of
inflation, inched
up by 1.35 percent in 2021, reaching 102.46 points, compared to 101.1 points in
the same period of 2020, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Department
of Statistics carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In its monthly report, the department
said that the CPI went up by 2.40 percent in December 2021, reaching 103.54
points, compared to 101.11 points during the same month of 2020.
Comparing the figures for November
to December, the department reported that the CPI slightly picked up by 0.47
percent in December, reaching 103.54 points, while in November of the same year
compared it had reached 103.06 points.
The basic CPI for December, measured
by excluding the most price-volatile commodities and services, including
foodstuffs, fuel and lighting, and transportation, stood at 69.41 points, up by
0.47 percent from the 69.09 points recorded for the same month of 2020,
according to the data.
On a cumulative level, the basic CPI
for December 2021 stood at 69.06, compared with 68.47 for the same month of
2020, marking a 0.87 percent increase.
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