June 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Central Department of Statistics released the following May consumer price data on Thursday, showing inflation accelerated to 2.1 percent year-on-year in May from 2.0 percent in April. Saudi CONSUMER inflation 05/15 04/15 05/14 pct change month/month 0.2 0.3 0.1 pct change year/year 2.1 2.0 2.7 **TE. Prices of housing and utilities rose 3.1 pct from a year earlier in May, while food and beverage prices climbed 1.4 percent. The data are based on the 2007 consumer basket with the ****** beginning in September 2012. (Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov)
06-11-2015, 10:54 AM
Saudi May inflation rises to 2.1 pct y/y
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