Posted on 23 Jul 2010
The Statistics Department said in a report that the consumer price index (CPI) for June increased by 0.2% compared to May and rose 1.4% for the January to June period compared to the previous corresponding period.
The indices for non-food increased 1.2%, transport gained 1.3%, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels added 0.8% while the services index rose 1.7% compared to a year ago.
The health and education indices added 1.6% and 1.8% respectively while the cloting and footwear index saw a 2% decline year-on-year.
The alcoholic beverages and tobacco index was up 3% and restaurants and hotels index gained 1.8%.
