Prices of food and services in Malé and the atolls fell in August, bringing the inflation rate down to 5.6 percent.
According to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA)'s monthly statistics report, food inflation in the Malé region, which rose to 7.8 percent in June, fell to 5.8 percent in August.
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Food inflation in the atolls, which had been rising since April, also fell to 5.4 percent in August. It stood at 5.8 percent in April, 6 percent in May, 7.1 percent in June and 7.1 percent in July.
Transport prices, however, have remained high since March, with transport inflation standing at 9 percent in August. Despite the high transport prices, the overall inflation rate stood at 1.8 percent as prices in other sectors fell.
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