Abu Dhabi
The inflation rate in consumer prices for the first four months of 2017 in Abu Dhabi reached 2.2 per cent, compared with the same period of 2016, according to Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi. The increase was on the back of increases in housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel prices which went up 3.7 per cent in the first four months, compared to the same period in 2016.
Meanwhile transport prices went up by 5.6 per cent over the same period.
In April alone, consumer prices went up by 2.3 per cent compared with April 2016. Prices however were down 0.4 per cent when compared to March 2017.
The rise in consumer prices for the first four months of 2017 compared with the same period of 2016, contributed to an increase of 2.7 per cent for citizen households, followed by 1.9 per cent for non-citizen households and 1.4 per cent for share households.
Health expenditure went up by 10.5 per cent in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year.
Abu Dhabi contributed 56.4 per cent of the total increase of 2.2 per cent in the first four months of this year compared with the period last year, while Al Ain contributed 37.8 per cent and Al Dhafra 5.7 per cent.
