Saudi Inflation Stays at 1.8% in August as Housing Costs Climb
Annual consumer price growth held at 1.8% for a fourth month, GASTAT said, with rents and housing the largest single contributor.
Tariq Benali
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Annual consumer price growth held at 1.8% for a fourth month, GASTAT said, with rents and housing the largest single contributor.
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Headline inflation slipped from 13% in July, with food and beverage prices down 1.2% on the month and the consumer price index unchanged.
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A 24.8% drop in oil activities pulled Saudi Arabia's economy into a 4.7% contraction, while non-oil activity rose only 0.9%.
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S&P Global data shows Egypt's non-oil private sector contracted only marginally in August as new business fell at the slowest rate since February.
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New data from Egypt's statistics agency puts nationwide annual inflation at 13% in July, up from 12.2% in June.
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