Tunisian Inflation Declines for the Second Consecutive Month

  • Tunis, Republic of Tunisia
  • 8 May 2023
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Tunisia's National Institute of Statistics revealed that inflation fell to 10.1 percent year-on-year last April.

The consumer price index fell to 10.1 percent, from 10.3 percent in March and 10.4 percent in February. The data showed that the prices of the food and beverage group fell from 15.7 percent in March to 15.6 percent last month. Transport group prices fell from 11.4 percent to 10.2 percent in April year-on-year.

Central Bank Governor Marwan Abbasi had predicted earlier this year that inflation would rise to 11% in 2023 compared to 8.3% in 2022.

Source: (Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper, Edited)

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