AMMAN — The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, went up to 108.26 points in the first three months of 2023 compared with 104.11 in the same period of 2022, an increase of 3.98 per cent, the Department of Statistics (DoS) announced on Tuesday. In March, inflation increased by 3.91 points to reach 108.83, compared with 104.73 points recorded in the same month of 2022, DoS figures showed, noting that the fuel and lighting sub-group was responsible for 31.61 per cent of the index increase in March 2023. © Copyright The Jordan Times. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

Source: The North Africa Journal April 12, 2023 06:10 UTC