Abu Dhabi inflation rate at 2.5pc

ABU DHABI, June 15 (Gulf News): Abu Dhabi's consumer price inflation for the first five months of 2014 stood at 2.5 per cent, compared with the same period of 2013.

The consumer price index was 2.8 per cent in May 2014, compared with the same period of 2013 and 0.2 per cent compared with April 2014.

The rise in consumer prices for the year so far compared with the same period in 2013 shows consumer prices for citizen households rose by 2.7 per cent and 2.4 per cent for non-citizen households.

In Abu Dhabi region, Al Ain and the Al Gharbia region, prices rose by 2.5 per cent.