(MENAFN) Inflation in Tunisia dropped down to 6 percent last month from 6.2 percent in July, The Peninsula reported.
The state statistics institute said that prices of food and drink jumped 7.8 percent in August, but clothing and footwear prices went down by 6.5 percent.
Increasing prices add additional challenges to the country's economy as it already faces a large deficit caused by a slow in tourism.
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