The consumer price index for Abu Dhabi decreased by 2.1%, to 109.3% during February 2020, compared to 111.6% in the same period in 2019. < / p>


According to the Emirates News Agency, the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center report showed that the consumer price index decreased by 0.4% during the month of February 2020, to 109.3%, compared to 109.7% for the month of January 2020.


The report of the center showed a decrease in consumer prices for families in the minimum welfare segment by 2.1%, a decrease in consumer prices for families in the average welfare segment by 2.3%, and a decrease in consumer prices for families in the higher welfare segment by 1.6%, during the period January - February 2020 compared to the period Similar from 2019.


The decrease in consumer prices during January - February 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 affected consumer prices for citizenship families, which led to a decrease of 1.9% and 2.0% for non-citizens, while the group of collective families decreased by 2.3%.


Regarding the contributions of the 12 major spending groups, classified according to the international classification, individual consumption according to purpose, the contribution of the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group came in at 77.1% of the total rate of decline during February 2020 compared to February 2019, The prices of this group decreased by 5.1%.


A variety of goods and services contributed 31.9% to the overall decline rate that occurred during February 2020 compared to February 2019, when the prices of this group decreased by 8.5%.

The group of household equipment and equipment and routine home maintenance contributed 20.2% of the overall rate of decline during February 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, as prices fell This group is 5.6%.


As for the Taraweeh and Culture Group, it achieved a rise in February 2020 by 15.6% compared to the same period in 2019, contributing 36.8%, which limited the rate of decline during February 2020.


The report also showed that the rate of decline in consumer prices during the period from January to February 2020 has reached 1.9% compared to the same period in 2019, reaching 109.5% during the period from January to February 2020 compared to 111.7% in the same period of 2019. < / p>