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 January, 2022 has decreased to 4.0% from 4.2% that was recorded in December, 2021.

The decrease of the headline inflation explains that, speed of price change for commodities for the year ended January, 2022 has decreased compared to the speed recorded for the year ended December, 2021. The overall index went up from 101.53 recorded in January, 2021 to 105.59 in January, 2022.

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