RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s consumer price index rose by 3.6% year-on-year in February, the high commission for planning said on Tuesday.
Food prices rose by 5.5%, while non-food inflation increased by 2.5%. On a month-on-month basis, the index rose by 0.6%.
Core CPI, which excludes prices of volatile goods, increased 3.5% year-on-year and was up 0.5% month-on-month.
(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Catherine Evans)