TABLE-Saudi March inflation edges up to 4.3 pct
April 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Central Department of Statistics released the following March consumer price data on Monday.
SAUDI CONSUMER INFLATION 03/16 02/16 03/15 pct change month/month 0.2 -0.1 0.1 pct change year/year 4.3 4.2 2.0 NOTE. Transport costs surged 12.4 percent from a year earlier in March after the government hiked gasoline prices in late December.
Prices of housing and utilities climbed 8.5 percent year-on-year after utility fees were raised in December; food and beverage prices rose 0.6 percent.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; editing by John Stonestreet)
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