Year-on-year CPI increased by 4.99 percent in March 2024 compared to last year. The food
index increased by 6.95 percent and the non-food index increased by 3.34 percent. Except for the
transport and communication major divisions, there has been an increase in the indices for all
major divisions. The index for transport decreased by 0.07. The index for food and non-alcoholic
beverages increased by 7.20 percent and that for alcoholic beverages and betel nuts increased by
3.70 percent.

Month-on-month CPI in March 2024 increased by 0.07 percent from February 2024. The CPI of
food increased by 0.2 percent and that of non-food decreased by 0.04 percent. Over the month,
the index of transport increased by 0.15 percent, which is 0.75 percentage points less than the
previous month. Food and non-alcoholic beverages index increased by 0.18 percent from
February and alcoholic beverages and betel nuts increased by 0.52 percent. There has been a
decrease in the index of housing and utilities by 0.4 percent.

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