RABAT - Morocco’s consumer price index rose by 0.3% year-on-year in February, the high commission for planning said on Monday.

Non-food inflation increased by 0.9% while food prices dropped 0.8%. On a month-on-month basis, the index rose by 0.1%.

Core CPI, which excludes prices of volatile goods, rose 0.2% on a month-on-month basis and was up 0.6% year-on-year.

(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Alison Williams) ((ahmed.eljechtimi@thomsonreuters.com;))