Inflation soared to 7.1%, the highest level in many years, in March 2022, according to data released on Thursday by the Statistical Office.
This is the largest increase in inflation since at least 1995. Notably, inflation in January 2022 had increased at a rate of 5.4 percent and in February 2022 at a rate of 6.6 percent.
The Consumer Price Index in March 2022 increased by 1.94 points to 107.78 points compared to 105.84 points in February 2022.
For the January-March 2022 period, the CPI increased by 6.4% compared to the same period last year.
According to the Statistical Office, the largest changes in economic categories compared to March 2021 were recorded in Electricity with a rate of 31%,9%, in Petroleum Products with a rate of
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