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Kuwait's statistics office reported the following July consumer price data.
| KUWAIT CONSUMER INFLATION | 7/18 | 6/18 | 7/17 |
| pct change month/month | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| pct change year/year | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
NOTE: Prices of food and beverages, which account for nearly 17 percent of the basket, rose 1.2 percent in July from a year earlier. Housing costs, which account for more than 33 percent of consumer expenses, fell 0.9 percent. Transport costs increased 1.4 percent.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia Editing by Alison Williams) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
