Inflation up by 2.13% in January-November period of 2023

AMMAN — The general consumer price index (inflation) went up to 108.95 points in the January-November period of 2023 compared with 106.68 in the same period last year, recording an increase of 2.13 per cent, the Department of Statistics (DoS) announced on Monday. According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the increase in inflation was driven by fuel and electricity contributing with 6.76 per cent, dairy products and eggs with 5.95 per cent, culture and entertainment with 4.89 per cent, personal effects with 4.80 per cent, and furniture, carpets and bedding with 4.47 per cent. For November, DoS reported an increase of 1.27 per cent in inflation, reaching 109.56 points, up from 108.19 in the same month of 2022.