MUSCAT: The inflation rate in the Sultanate of Oman rose to 2.4% during September, according to the data on consumer price survey released by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) on Monday.
The data in August 2022 of the Consumers Price Index (CPI) in the Sultanate stood at 2.4%.
The data showed an increase in the prices of the main commodity groups in September 2022 compared to the same month last year, such as the education sector by 5.1%, the food and non-alcoholic beverages by 5%, the health by 3.5%, the transportation by 3.1%, and the furniture, fixtures and equipment sectors and regular household maintenance by 1.7%, restaurants and hotels by 1.7%, culture and entertainment by 1.6%, miscellaneous goods and services by 1.6%, clothing and footwear by 1.2%, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels by 0.3%, communications sectors decreased by 0.1%.
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According to the data of the food and non-alcoholic beverages group, the CPI of oils and fats increased by 19.3%, the meat by 9.1%, the prices of non-alcoholic beverages by 4.5%, the prices of fruits and the prices of bread and cereals by 4.4% for both groups, and the prices of milk, cheese and eggs by 3.5%.
The prices of sugar, jam, honey and sweets by 2.4%, the prices of other foodstuffs by 2.1%, the prices of vegetables by 0.9% and the prices of fish and seafood by 0.1%.
At the level of the governorates, Al Buraimi witnessed the highest at 3.9% followed by Al Dakhiliyah with 3%, North Al Batinah 2.4%, Al Dhahirah with 2.3%, Muscat and the South and North Al Sharqiyah with 2.2% for both governorates while Dhofar recorded the lowest of 2%.
