Prices steady in October

Consumer prices in the Kingdom rose about five per cent year-on-year in October, according to the National Institute of Statistics, though they held steady from September. Declining food and fuel prices, along with an appreciating US dollar, were listed as the main reasons for the stabilisation last month, officials said. “We noticed that we got more supplies of fish, meat and some other foods despite the floods,” which helped to ease food costs, National Institute of Statistics deputy director-general Khin Song said yesterday…

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