Annual inflation increased to 1% in February 2025

The inflation price in Oman’s sultanate elevated by 1% in February 2025 in comparison with the identical interval of the earlier 12 months, in accordance with shopper consumption costs (IPC) issued by the Nationwide Heart for Statistics and Info. This top got here via the rising costs of many primary merchandise and primary providers, regardless of the soundness of some and the decline.

Value transfer in accordance with the classes

The assorted sector of primary services and products exported the listing of altitudes of 6.3%, adopted by the transport sector, which elevated by 3.4%, and the well being sector by 3.2%. The costs of eating places and inns additionally witnessed 0.8%, garments and footwear by 0.5%, and tradition and leisure of 0.4%.

Alternatively, sure uncooked supplies have skilled a drop in costs, together with fish and seafood, which decreased by 5.9%, greens by 2.2percentand meat by 0.3%. Whereas housing, water, electrical energy, fuel, communications and tobacco costs stabilize.

Geographic adjustments in inflation

By way of areas, Musandam and the inside recorded the very best inflation price of 1.8% every, adopted by the Southeast and the middle of 1.5%. The phenomenon additionally had a rise of 1.2%, 1.1%, whereas the inflation price in Braimi was 1%. As for Muscat, it recorded 0.9%, the north of Al -Batinah 0.6percentand the northern East by 0.5%, whereas the rise was mild in southern Al -Batinah of 0.1%.