Consumer price index climbs on food and fuel
Cambodia’s consumer price index (CPI) increased slightly year-on-year in July by 1.3 per cent, which was driven by increased food and fuel prices, according official data from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). “The increase for all index groups was 1.3 per cent of inflation in July 2012 was due to sub-groups such as food and non-alcoholic beverages; clothing and footwear; housing, water, electricity gas and other fuels; furnishing, household maintenances; restaurants and miscellaneous goods and services,” said the report. …
