Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Morocco inflation up 2.1 pct in H1 - government body

(Reuters) - Moroccan consumer prices grew 2.1 percent in the first half of this year versus the same period in the previous year on higher food prices, the government's High Planning Commission said on Wednesday.

The inflation rise in the January-June period this year stemmed mainly from a 2.6 percent increase in food prices because of a severe drought that sharply cut farming output, the Commission said.


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