Inflation up 1.7 percent in October due to subsidy cut

Inflation spiked by 1.7 percent in October as a consequence of the government cutting subsidy for staple food since October 1, shows statistics of the Maldives’ central bank.

According to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA)’s monthly economic review, inflation rates had gone up from 0.4 percent in September to 1.7 in October. The reason was attributed to the 100 percent increase in staple food prices as well as the spike in house rent.