February 21, 2021 The Consumer Price index (CPI) in December 2020 increased by two per cent year-on-year compared to December 2019. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 4.7 per cent, while non-food prices increased by 1.4 per cent. The CPI increase was largely attributed to increases in the prices and costs of miscellaneous goods and services (10 per cent); food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.7 per cent); and transport (3.3 per cent). However, this was moderated by the decrease in prices and costs of clothing and footwear (5.1 per cent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.7 per cent); and restaurants and hotels (0.7 per cent). On a month-on-month basis, the CPI in December 2020 decreased by 0.1 per cent compared to November 2020. The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Index increased by one per cent while the Non-Food Index decreased by 0.4 per cent.