(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) The report attributed the decline in the index of wholesale prices for the month of August 2015 AD which measures the average changes in the prices of goods and services sold in the primary market of the Kingdom to a decline in six main constituent parts of the index which are : Department of chemicals and related products fell by 2.9% followed by terms of the percentage decline of Department and other goods by 1.9% then the Department of manufactured goods classified by material decline of 1.2% and the Department of Miscellaneous manufactured goods which fell by 1% and the Department of Beverages and Tobacco by 0.3% and finally the Department of Machinery and Transport Equipment which fell by 0.1%.
In contrast 3 of the main sections of the index recorded rise during the month of August which are : Department of Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats by 0.9% as a result of the rise in palm oil and corn oil prices followed by the Department of Raw Materials except fuels rose by 0.4% and finally the Department of Food live Animal with a rise of 0.2% while the index of department and one of the main sections of the index stable without change which is the (Department of Mineral Fuels and related products).
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