- Inflation returns at 0.5%; transport costs jump 9.4%.
- Energy subsidies strain public finances.
RABAT, MOROCCO – Morocco’s inflation returned in September, but a 9.4% jump in transport costs exposed growing pressure on government subsidies and public finances.
Consumer prices rose 0.5% from a year earlier, reversing declines of 0.3% in August and 0.6% in July, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Prices increased 1% month on month, driven by a 1.6% rise in food prices, including 4.3% increases in both meat and vegetables.
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