Oct 24 (Reuters) - Bahrain's statistics office released the following September consumer price data.

 BAHRAIN CONSUMER INFLATION16-Sep16-Aug15-Sep
pct change month/month 0.6-0.30.6
pct change year/year  2.62.61.6

NOTE: Housing and utility costs, which account for 24 percent of consumer expenses, rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which account for 16 percent of the basket, fell 0.6 percent.

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