GASTAT: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Decreases by 0.2% in February, 2019
 
On Tuesday, Rajab 12th, 1440 H (corresponding to March 19th, 2019), The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released its monthly report of Saudi Arabia’s Consumer Price index (CPI) for last February. The report was published on its official website www.stats.gov.sa.

 (CPI) went down 0.2% in February and reached (105.7) points compared to (105.9) points in January at the same year. 

On the other hand, the report attributed the monthly decline of the index to the declines of the six sections composing it, which are: housing, water, electricity and gas section with 0.6%, home furnishing and equipment section with 0.4%, food and beverages section with 0.2%, culture and entertainment section with 0.2%, transportation section with 0.1%, and finally telecommunication section with 0.1%.

In contrast, two of the main sections witnessed an increase, which are: restaurant and hotels sections with 0.3 %, and personal goods and services section with 0.2%.

Tobacco section, clothing and shoes section, health and education sections remained stable with no change.