Issue date: 15 October 2018
Over the 12 months to August 2018, Price change for consumer goods and services (excluding housing)[1] in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries rose by 4.8%, according to figures released today by GCC-Stat, the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council of the Arab Countries of the Gulf.
The biggest increases were for Tobacco 20.8%, Transport 12.0%, Restaurant & Hotels by 6.8%, Recreation 4.9%, Food 4.1%, Education 3.4%, Health 2.8%, Furnishings 1.9%, Communication 1.8%, Miscellaneous 1.4%, On the other hand, Clothing and Footwear fell by -1.0%.
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Issue date: 7 June 2018
Over the 12 months to April 2018, Price change for consumer goods and services (excluding housing)[1] in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries rose by 4.3%, according to figures released today by GCC-Stat, the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council of the Arab Countries of the Gulf.
The biggest increases were for Tobacco 55.3%, Transport 8.9%, Restaurant & Hotels by 6.0%, Food 4.3%, Education 2.8%, Health 2.5%, Miscellaneous 2.0%, Communication 1.9%, Furnishings 1.7% and Recreation 1.6%. On the other hand, Clothing and Footwear fell by -1.7%.
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In terms of contributions to the 2.2 percent annual increase, Tobacco and Transport contributed 0.6 percentage points each, Food and Miscellaneous 0.4 percentage points each, and Education 0.2 percentage points, in contrast, The Clothing and Footwear contributed by -0.1 percentage points.
Over the 12 months to December 2017, the country contributions to overall GCC consumer price change were UAE 1.4 percentage points, Saudi Arabia 0.4 percentage points, Kuwait 0.2 percentage points, Oman and Qatar 0.1 percentage points each, while Bahrain did not record any contribution.
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