>>> CPI picks up 1.79% in eight months, lowest in five years: GSO
The rise was attributed to the extended social distancing measures that pushed up demand for essential items like foodstuff while supply was in a shortage and transportation costs rose.
Three commodity groups posted rising prices, which are food and catering services with a 1.68% increase; beverages and tobacco 0.75%; and education 0.003%.
The prices of pharmaceutical products and health care services remained stable.
Meanwhile, declines were reported in the prices of other groups, with housing, electricity, water, fuel, and building materials experiencing the strongest contraction of 0.84%.
In August, the prices for both gold and US dollar in the city fell by 0.05% compared to the previous month.
The average CPI in the first eight months of 2021 rose by 2.51% compared to that of the same period last year.
