1.77% is the increase of the Consumer Price Index for June 2021

1.77% is the increase of the Consumer Price Index for June 2021

The monthly report on the Consumer Price Index in Jordan issued by the Department of Statistics indicates that the Consumer Price Average reached 102.029 in July 2021 against 100.51 during the same month of 2020 recorded an increase by 1.77%. The main commodities groups, which contributed to this increase, were “Transport” by 1.11 percentage points, “Meat & poultry” by 0.35 percentage points, “Fuel & lighting” by 0.27 percentage points and “Oil & fats” by 0.11 percentage points. Meanwhile, the main commodities groups which witnessed a decrease in their prices were “Vegetables, Dried and Canned Legumes” by 0.33 percentage points, “Fruits & Nuts” by 0.18 percentage points, “Clothes” by 0.10 percentage points and “Personal care “ by 0.04 percentage points

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