AMMAN —
Food prices in Jordan rose on a monthly basis during the first half of this
year by rates ranging from 2.4 percent to 5.8 percent, coinciding with their
rise in all low and middle-income countries, World Bank data revealed according
to Al-Mamlaka TV.
اضافة اعلان
Data showed that
food prices in the Kingdom continued to rise in 2022, increasing by 2.7 percent
in January, by 3.4 percent in February, followed by a rise of 2.4 percent in
March.
In April, the
prices increased by 4.3 percent, while the rate of increase reached its highest
levels in May, at 5.8 percent, followed by a 4.1 percent increase in in June.
The annual
inflation rate in Jordan rose to 5.2 percent during the month of June, to reach
its highest level since 2018, according to monthly data from the
Central Bank in Jordan.
The biggest increase in
prices was in the entertainment sector, at 9.8 percent, followed by restaurants
and hotels sector at 9.4 percent while the housing sector saw an 8.9 percent
rise.
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