May 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Central Department of Statistics released the following April consumer price data on Wednesday.
SAUDI CONSUMER INFLATION | 4/16 | 3/16 | 4/15 |
pct change month/month | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
pct change year/year | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2 |
NOTE. Transport costs jumped 12.5 percent from a year earlier in April after the government hiked gasoline prices in late December.
Prices of housing and utilities climbed 7.5 percent after utility fees were raised in December; food and beverage prices rose 0.8 percent.
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