Jamaicans paid almost three per cent more for a number of utilitiy services for the year up to March.
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica - STATIN - says point-to-point inflation for 'Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels' was 2.9 per cent.
For the month of March alone, the division rose by 0.9 per cent.
The national statistics body says the movement was mainly due to a 2.6 per cent average increase in prices faced by consumers for 'Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels'.
Higher electricity rates pushed up the index.
However, STATIN says there was a 0.2 per cent decrease in the average rates for 'Water Supply and Miscellaneous Services Relating to the Dwelling'.
For the month of March, there were lower average water and sewage rates.
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