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18-03-14

Oman's inflation at 1.15 percent in Jan

(MENAFN) The Omani National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) said the annual inflation rate in the country came at 1.15 percent year-on-year in January, Times of Oman reported. A report by the NCSI shows that the inflation in the Sultanate edged up 0.16 percent on month-on-month basis. Food prices increase in January accounted for a large proportion of the inflation as they rose 3.38 percent from January last year. Education and health costs increase increased 6.24 percent and 3.51 percent, respectively.