By Politico staff writer
Sierra Leone’s inflation rose to 17.94% in December 2021, from the 15.77 percent recorded in the month of November of the same year, an increase of 2.17 percent. According to Statistics Sierra Leone, the prices of goods and services that increased within the period included clothing and footwear which stood at 1.62 percent. Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels accounted for a 3.37 percent increase.
Health got 8.60 percent, whilst restaurants and hotels had 6.15 percent. Miscellaneous goods and services got an increase of 1.67 percent. Prices for footwear and clothing rose to 1.62 percent, with 0.56 percent recorded for food and non-alcoholic beverage.
There was a decline in December in the prices of tobacco, narcotics, and alcoholic beverages -6.32 percent, transport 1.45 percent, and education services-3.88 percent.
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