Food prices rise by 6% over one-year period

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The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 6.16 percent in the Maldives over the last one-year period. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for March compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics show CPI across all groups declined by 0.69 percent in March, compared to February. This decline is largely attributed to discounts on utility bills during Ramadan, which resulted