Muscat: The prices of non-oil products have increased by 8.8 percent, according to the data of the quarterly survey of producer price indices issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The prices of fish products, fruits, vegetables, and oils increased by 28.9 percent, dairy products prices increased by 12.8 percent, bakery products, and other food products increased by 4.9 percent, beverages prices by 4.3 percent, and shoe prices by 1.8 percent.
In the manufacturing group, most of the sub-groups, prices increased in varying degrees, as the prices of metal products, machinery, and equipment increased by 20.7 percent, as well as the prices of food, beverages, and textiles by 13.3 percent, and the prices of other transportable goods by 6.0 percent.