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Consumer prices in United Arab Emirates fell 1.9 percent year-on-year in October of 2019, following a 2.2 percent drop in August. It was the tenth straight month of deflation, as cost dropped for housing & utilities (-4.3 percent, the same as in September); food & beverages (-1.8 percent vs -1.4 percent); transport (-5.3 percent vs -5.9 percent); textiles, clothing & footwear (-5.8 percent vs -7.1 percent) and furniture & household equipment (-0.2 percent vs -0.7 percent). Meanwhile, miscellaneous goods & services cost advanced faster (1.5 percent vs 1.0 percent) while inflation was steady for education (at 0.7 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.2 percent, after decreasing 0.7 percent in the previous month.

Consumer prices in United Arab Emirates fell 2.2 percent year-on-year in September of 2019, following a 2.0 percent drop in August. It was the ninth straight month of deflation, as cost dropped for housing & utilities (-4.3 percent vs -4.7 percent in August); food & beverages (-1.4 percent vs -1.6 percent); transport (-5.9 percent vs -4.8 percent); textiles, clothing & footwear (-7.1 percent vs -5.4 percent) and furniture & household equipment (-0.7 percent vs -0.3 percent). Meanwhile, prices advanced faster for education (0.7 percent vs 0.4 percent) and miscellaneous goods & services (1.0 percent from a flat reading). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.7 percent, after increasing 0.3 percent in the previous month.

Consumer prices in United Arab Emirates fell 2.0 percent year-on-year in August of 2019, following a 2.2 percent drop in July. It was the eighth straight month of deflation, although prices dropped at a softer pace for housing & utilities (-4.7 percent vs -4.9 percent); food & beverages (-1.6 percent vs -2.0 percent); transport (-4.8 percent vs -5.8 percent) and textiles, clothing & footwear (-5.4 percent vs -5.5 percent). Meantime, miscellaneous goods & services cost rebounded (a flat reading from -0.5 percent). On the other hand, education cost slowed (0.4 percent vs 1.2 percent) while furniture & household prices dropped (-0.3 percent vs 1.2 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.3 percent, after increasing 0.6 percent in the previous month.

Consumer prices in the United Arab Emirates dropped 2.2 percent year-on-year in July of 2019, following a 1.5 percent fall in the previous month. It was the seventh straight month of deflation and the biggest decrease in consumer prices since March, as prices continued to drop for food & beverages (-2.0 percent vs -1.7 percent in June) and transport (-5.8 percent vs -1.6 percent). Meantime, cost slowed for furniture & household equipment (1.2 percent vs 1.7 percent); communications (0.5 percent vs 0.6 percent) and tobacco (0.6 percent vs 1.6 percent). On the other hand, prices fell less for housing & utilities (-4.9 percent vs -5.3 percent) and textiles, clothing & footwear (-5.5 percent vs -6.3 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.8 percent, from a flat reading in June.

Consumer prices in United Arab Emirates declined 1.5 percent year-on-year in June of 2019, following a 1.1 percent fall in the previous month. It was the sixth straight month of deflation, as prices declined for housing & utilities (-5.3 percent vs -5.5 percent in May); transport (-1.6 percent vs 0.8 percent); food & beverages (-1.7 percent vs -1.0 percent); miscellaneous goods & services (-0.8 percent vs -2.1 percent) and for textiles, clothing & footwear (-6.3 percent vs -3.4 percent). Meantime, cost slowed for furniture & household equipment (1.7 percent vs 2.0 percent) and tobacco (1.6 percent vs 2.5 percent). On the other hand, inflation was steady for education (at 1.2 percent); communications (at 0.6 percent) and restaurants & hotels (at 5.4 percent) while recreation & culture cost advanced faster (20.2 percent vs 19.1 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices showed no growth, after increasing 1.0 percent in May.

Consumer prices in the United Arab Emirates dropped 1.1 percent year-on-year in May of 2019, following a 2.1 percent decline in the previous month. It was the smallest decrease in consumer prices since January, as prices fell at a softer pace for housing & utilities (-5.5 percent vs -5.9 percent in April); food & beverages (-1.0 percent vs -1.4 percent); clothing & footwear (-3.4 percent vs -5.0 percent) and health (-0.1 percent vs -0.2 percent). In addition, transport cost rebounded (0.8 percent vs -2.2 percent) while prices went up faster for communication (0.6 percent vs 0.1 percent); restaurants & hotels (5.4 percent vs 4.8 percent) and recreation & culture (19.1 percent vs 7.9 percent). On the other hand, cost slowed for furniture & household equipment (2.0 percent vs 2.7 percent) and education (1.2 percent vs 1.4 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 1.0 percent, following a 0.2 percent rise in April.