Sudan's inflation jumped by over 30% in February

March 12 - 2021
KHARTOUM
Bread lined up in a bakery in Sudan (File photo)
Sudan's Central Bureau of Statistics announced yesterday that annual inflation jumped to 330.78 per cent in February from 304.33 per cent in January, an increase of more than 30 per cent.
Food and beverage prices continued to rise, causing inflation to continue to rise from the record high of 300 per cent for the second month in a row.
In addition, the Socialist Doctors Association revealed a significant increase in the prices of imported medicines, ranging between 464 and 691 per cent.
The association said in a statement yesterday that the Council of Pharmacy and Toxicology issued a decision for pharmaceutical companies to release the value of medicine in dollars, which caused and increase from SDG55 to SDG255 for long-term medicines and SDG380 for other medicines.

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