Consumer Price Index up by 2.46% in January

AMMAN — The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measurement of inflation, increased by 2.46 per cent in January to reach 103.71, compared with a CPI of 101.22 for the same period in 2021, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS).

The DoS, in its monthly report on Thursday, said that the rise in inflation can be mainly attributed to higher transport prices, which increased by 1.12 percentage points, vegetables, dried and canned legumes by 0.42 percentage points, meat and poultry by 0.22 percentage points, fuel and lighting by 0.19 percentage points and culture and entertainment by 0.13 percentage points.

The official reports showed that the increase in several commodity prices was coupled with a drop in the health-related commodities by 0.08 percentage points, beverages and refreshments by 0.04 percentage points, rentals by 0.02 percentage points, and condiments, food enhancers and other foodstuffs by 0.02 percentage points, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

In January, the CPI increased by 0.17 per cent when compared with December of 2021.