TABLE-Saudi April inflation edges down to 4.2 pct
May 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Central Department of Statistics released the following April consumer price data on Wednesday.
SAUDI CONSUMER INFLATION 04/16 03/16 04/15 pct change month/month 0.2 0.2 0.3 pct change year/year 4.2 4.3 2.0 NOTE. Transport costs jumped 12.5 percent from a year earlier in April after the government hiked gasoline prices in late December.
Prices of housing and utilities climbed 7.5 percent after utility fees were raised in December; food and beverage prices rose 0.8 percent.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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