The inflation rate in Sudan continued its leaps, to record 136.36 percent during the month of June, or a rise of 22.13 percent, compared to 114.2 percent recorded in May.
The Central Statistical Organization in Sudan attributed the high inflation to the high prices of all components of food and beverage group, such as the prices of bread, grains, legumes, fresh milk, powder, cheese, eggs, and tea, in addition to the rise in the transportation group, due to the high fuel prices, and consequently, the prices of internal transportation tickets and the housing group due to the rise in cooking gas prices, briquette and fuel charcoal, recreation and raft group for high prices of audio-visual equipment, photocopying equipment and information processing, such as personal computers.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the rate of inflation in urban areas recorded 112.41 percent during the month of June, while it was 96.93 percent in May. The rate of inflation in rural areas was 155.1 percent for June, while it was 127.38 percent in May 2020.
The Sudanese government began, in May the application of increasing wages for workers in the state by 569 percent, despite what the country suffers from high inflation and a deficit in financing the state budget.
Source (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Edited)
