RABAT, (Reuters) – Morocco’s consumer price index rose by 3.1% year-on-year in January, the high commission for planning said on Tuesday.
Food prices were up 4.3%, while non-food inflation increased by 2.3%. On a month-on-month basis the index was almost flat, rising by 0.1%.
Core CPI, which excludes prices of volatile goods, rose 0.3% on a month-on-month basis and was up 3.2% year-on-year
(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Catherine Evans)
