Rabat, April 24 -- The High Commission for Planning (HCP) has announced that during the month of March, Morocco experienced an increase of 5.2% in gas prices.

The HCP noted in the consumer price index (CPI) that the cost increase came at the same time as a 0.3% drop in the food index and partially caused the 0.2% increase in the non-food index.

According to the HCP, from February to March 2019, the price declines in the food products mainly concerned the following categories: Fish and seafood at 2.6%, vegetables at 1.3%, oils and fats at 0.9%, and milk and cheese at 0.6%.

For non-food products, the 5.2% fuel price increase was the most significant change.

The largest fuel price decreases, according to the CPI, were recorded in souther...