According to the latest CPI report issued by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics, the Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages index increased by 23.7 percent.
The Restaurants index increased 18.4 percent and the Communication index also increased by 14 percent.
The Bureau of Statistics reports the Average Annual Inflation for the year ended April 2023 was 11.7 percent.
The CPI went up by 1.6 percent from March 2023.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2023 rose 12.4 percent compared to April 2022.
