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Inflation rate rises by 4.6 per cent compared with same period in 2017

By JT - Oct 15,2018 - Last updated at Oct 15,2018

AMMAN — The inflation rate of the first nine months of 2018 rose by 4.6 per cent, compared with the same period of last year, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Sunday.

The Department of Statistics (DoS) on Sunday said the increases were due to rising costs in transportation by 1.34 per cent, cereals by 0.99 per cent and tobacco and cigarettes by 0.65 per cent.

The DoS also added that decreases in price occurred in beans and vegetables by 0.19 per cent, clothes by 0.05 per cent and shoes by 0.01 per cent. 

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