Food prices rose by 12%, non-food inflation increased by 5% while transport prices surged 18.5% on the back of higher energy cost
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RABAT - Morocco's consumer price index rose by 7.7% year-on-year in July, the high commission for planning said on Friday.
Food prices rose by 12%, non-food inflation increased by 5% while transport prices surged 18.5% on the back of higher energy cost.
On a month-on-month basis, the index rose by 0.9%.
Core CPI, which excludes goods subject to price volatility, increased 6.5% year-on-year and 0.5% month-on-month.
(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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