Dubai CPI falls 1.2% in February

According to the Emirates News Agency, the prices of each of the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel division decreased by 5.21 percent, which reduced inflation by 2.21 points, clothing and footwear by 3.21 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.06 points, and entertainment and culture by 0.98 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.02 points and Various goods and services by 0.38 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.02 points, and the health department by 0.01 percent.

The report issued by the Dubai Statistics Center pointed to the increase in the index in the same period for each of the Transport Department by 5.11 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.53 points, food and beverages by 2.38 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.30 points, education by 1.66 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.16 points and tobacco by 14.79 Which pushed inflation by 0.09 points, furniture, furnishing and household appliances and repaired by 0.55 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.02 points and communications by 0.17 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.01 points, restaurants and hotels by 0.18 percent, which pushed inflation by 0.01 money Of.

The report pointed to the decrease in the general monthly index of consumer prices in February, compared to the previous month by 0.33 percent as a result of lower prices for the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel sectors by 0.43 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.17 points, entertainment and culture by 4.43 percent, which reduced inflation By 0.09 points, transportation by 0.50 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.06 points, miscellaneous goods and services by 0.45 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.03 points, restaurants and hotels by 0.18 percent, which reduced inflation by 0.01 points, and the tobacco department by 0.01 percent ..

Meanwhile, the prices of the apparel and footwear, health, communications and education sectors remained at their previous levels during the comparison period.