1.2% rise in the CPI last March in Agadir

The consumer price index (CPI) experienced, during the month of March in Agadir, an increase of 1.2% compared to the previous month.

Thus, the CPI reached the level of 106.7 in March once morest 105.4 in February 2022, indicates the High Commission for Planning (HCP) in a note relating to the CPI.

Compared to the same month of the previous year, it increased by 5.3%, specifies the same source.

This variation is the result of the 9.1% rise in food prices and 2.8% in non-food prices.

Prices for non-food products stagnated for “health” and “communications”, as well as a 7.6% increase for “transport”.

The CPI measures the relative change in retail prices of everyday consumer goods of the urban population over time and space.

Product prices are collected from a sample of retail outlets through a permanent survey in 18 cities representing all regions of the Kingdom, namely Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Marrakech, Oujda, Fez, Agadir , Meknes, Beni Mellal, Kenitra, Tetouan, Errachidia, Safi, Laayoune, Guelmim, Settat, Dakhla and Al Hoceima.