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Nov 27 (Reuters) - Kuwait's statistics office reported the following October consumer price data.
NOTE: Prices of food and beverages, which account for more than 18 percent of the basket, rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier. Housing costs, which account for nearly 29 percent of consumer expenses, jumped 7.4 percent.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Mark Potter) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
| KUWAIT CONSUMER INFLATION | 10/16 | 9/16 | 10/15 |
| pct change month/month | -0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| pct change year/year | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
NOTE: Prices of food and beverages, which account for more than 18 percent of the basket, rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier. Housing costs, which account for nearly 29 percent of consumer expenses, jumped 7.4 percent.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Mark Potter) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
