Saudi: 90% goods witness price rise in April
Around 89.8 percent of commodities in Saudi Arabia have witnessed an increase in their prices during the month of April 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, according to a report by the Consumer Protection Association (CPA).
It was found that the prices of 80 food commodities had witnessed an increase out of the 89 commodities. This is equivalent to 89.8% of commodities whose prices increased compared to 2021 for the same period, and that is in accordance with the average commodity prices report issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). It added that the average overall price increase for all commodities (89 commodities) amounted to 10.8% compared to last year for the same period.
Bread, cereals, meat, poultry, fish, seafood, milk and its products, oils and fats, fruits, nuts, vegetables and sugar have also witnessed an increase in prices.
