Luanda, Dec. 13, 2024 (Lusa) - Inflation in Angola stood at 28.41% in November, maintaining the year-on-year slowdown for the fourth consecutive month, but rose again in monthly terms with a variation of 1.61%, an increase of 0.06 percentage points.

According to the Rapid Information Sheet of the National Consumer Price Index (CPI), released by the National Statistics Institute, the "health" class was the one that contributed most to the monthly price increase, with a variation of 2.43%.

Also noteworthy were the price rises in "clothing and footwear" and "alcoholic beverages and tobacco" with 1.89% each and "hotels, cafés and restaurants" with 1.87%.

The provinces with the lowest price variations were Lunda Sul with 1.34%, Huambo with 1.37% and Malanje with 1.41%, while Cabinda with 2.46%, Namibe with 2.38% and Lunda Norte with 2.17% had the highest monthly increases.

The year-on-year variation stood at 28.41%, an increase of 10.22 % compared to November 2023, but maintaining the downward trend compared to the 29.17% recorded in October.

The "food and non-alcoholic beverages" class was the biggest contributor to the increase in the general price level with a rise of 1.06 percentage points during November compared to the same month last year, followed by the "miscellaneous goods and services", "health" and "clothing and footwear" classes.

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