The Headline Inflation Rate measures inflation rate when all items in the fixed CPI basket are included.

The Annual Headline Inflation Rate for the month of April, 2019 has slightly increased to 3.2% from 3.1% recorded in March, 2019.

The increase of the headline inflation explains that, the speed of price change for commodities for the year ended April, 2019 has slightly increased compared to the speed of the price change recorded for the year ended March, 2019. The overall index went up to 116.82 in April, 2019 from 113.20 recorded in April, 2018.

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