Year-on-year CPI increased by 4.53 percent in February 2024 compared to last year. The food
index increased by 6.08 percent and the non-food index increased by 3.22 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 0.98 percent and that of communication
decreased by 7.08 percent. The index for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 6.39
percent and that for alcoholic beverages and betel nuts increased by 1.94 percent.

Month-on-month CPI in February 2024 increased by 0.12 percent from January 2024. The CPI
of food decreased by 0.05 percent and that of non-food increased by 0.26 percent. Over the
month, the index of transport increased by 0.9 percent. Food and non-alcoholic beverages index
decreased by 0.07 percent from January and alcoholic beverages and betel nuts increased by 0.22
percent. There has been a decrease in the index of housing and utilities by 0.01 percent.

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