Consumer prices rose an annual 6.1% in July from 0.5% in June, data released by the General Authority for Statistics showed on Sunday.
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The increase was driven mainly by an acceleration in the cost of food and beverages – which rose more than 14% compared with last year – and transport, which rose 7.3%. Reductions in fuel and gasoline prices offset the broader inflation pickup.
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