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  • The cost-of-living index for February rose to 110.64 points, according to the base year 2018, from 108.67 points in the same month a year earlier.
  • Inflation is measured by the percentage change in the cost of living between the current period and the corresponding period of the previous year.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA –   Saudi Arabia’s inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in February compared to January 2024, according to data by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). 

The cost-of-living index for February rose to 110.64 points, according to the base year 2018, from 108.67 points in the same month a year earlier. 

Inflation is measured by the percentage change in the cost of living between the current period and the corresponding period of the previous year.

The increase or decline in inflation is measured compared to the previous month.

The higher consumer price index (CPI) in February was mainly impacted by an 8.5 percent rise in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel prices.