General Index of cost of living for March recorded, according to the base year 2007, an increase of 2,6% compared to its percentage of the same period of 2013. The general index of cost of living for March amounted to 129 points compared to 128.8 in February, according to the base year 2007, reflecting a rise in the index of March, a rate of 0.2 %. In its monthly statement, the Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI) attributed this rise to the increase witnessed by five main sections constituting the index for the cost of living where the section of miscellaneous goods and services increased by 1.3 %; section of Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased by 0.8 %; section of clothing and footwear by 0.6 %; section of restaurants and hotels by 0.6 % and the section of recreation and culture by 0.2%. --More 12:40 LOCAL TIME 09:40 GMT تغريد
