Abu Dhabi-Mubasher: Abu Dhabi’s consumer prices rose by 2.4% in the first eight months of 2016, according to the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD).
The consumer price index (CPI) reached 0.5% year-on-year in August 2016, while it fell 0.7% month-on-month
The housing, power, water and fuel budget group saw the biggest rise at 6.6%, contributing 90.8% to the overall increase in the CPI.
The miscellaneous goods and services group increased by 3.0% over the same period, while the food and beverages group went up by 0.1%.
