Tunisia continues to rise the inflation rate for the third consecutive month

Inflation rate rose for the third month in a row to a level of 3.9 percent during the month of June 2016, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics Thursday.

The price index rose at consumption during the month of June mod_vvisit_counter Last by 0.4 percent compared to its level in May 2016.

The Institute explained the high inflation rate in the past month which coincided mostly with the month of Ramadan (June 6/6 July 2016), an increase coordinated development of nutrition in the prices of beverages from 2.9 percent during the month of May 2016 to 3.7 percent during the month elapsed calculates the annual slipping.

The Institute also pointed to the important rally seen the evolution of a group of housing and household energy prices from 4.8 percent to 7 percent pace as a result of the amendment, which occurred in the adoption of public drinking water and disinfection rates.

It is noteworthy that the rate of inflation experienced significant declines during the elapsed seven months, from 4.6 percent during the month of October 2015 to 3.6 percent in Almenkdan months.

He said the institute on the other hand, the inflation rate recorded during the month of June 2016 is also returning to the increase in high yields and prices of dry fruit prices rose 10.6 percent and prices of edible oils by 6.7 percent and fish prices rose 5.8 percent.

In contrast, meat prices were down 4.3 percent and prices of milk and dairy products and eggs by 0.9 percent.

Rose as the price of drinks by 5.2 percent as a result of the increase in the mineral water, soft drinks and juice prices rose 7.5 percent.

Clothing and footwear group prices increased by 7 percent compared to June of the previous year as a result of the increase in the prices of footwear by 4.9 percent, clothing by 7.7 percent.