Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Brunei: rise by 2.1 pct seen in consumer price index, August


(MENAFN)


According to the most recent official data issued on Saturday, Brunei's total consumer price index (CPI) climbed by 2.1 percent annually during August.

The climb was mostly because of the augment in the prices and charges of Miscellaneous Goods and Services (11.4 percent), Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2.5 percent) and Transport (1.6 percent), said the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

The August CPI, in the meantime, registered a rise of 0.2 percent month-on-month in comparison with July.

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