Morocco’s consumer prices fell by 0.8% in January compared with a year earlier, according to Haut-Commissariat au Plan.
The drop was driven by a 2.1% fall in food prices, while non-food items rose by 0.4%.
Every month, prices edged up by 0.3% from December. Food prices increased by 0.8%, while non-food prices slipped by 0.1%.
Fish and seafood recorded the sharpest monthly rise, up 10.4%. Vegetable prices rose by 2.7%, fruit by 0.7%, meat by 0.4%, and coffee, tea and cocoa by 0.2%.
In contrast, oils and fats fell by 3.1%, while milk, cheese and eggs dropped by 0.3%. Fuel prices declined by 5.9%, contributing to a wider fall in transport costs of 2.9% over the year.
Price changes varied across cities. Beni Mellal recorded the largest increase at 1.5%, followed by Settat and Al Hoceima at 0.7%. Smaller rises were seen in Guelmim and Safi at 0.6%, Marrakech at 0.5%, Agadir at 0.4%, and Casablanca, Tetouan and Meknes at 0.3%.
Prices fell in Dakhla by 0.3%, in Tangier by 0.2%, and in Fes by 0.1%.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile and regulated prices, was flat month on month and fell by 1.2% compared with January last year.
