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By Javaughn Keyes
Jamaicans paid more for transportation services over the last year.
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica says there was an average increase of 10.3 per cent for prices in the group, for the twelve months ended August.
In its latest consumer price index bulletin, STATIN said for the month of August alone, those prices increased by 0.2 per cent compared to July.
This was mainly due to a 1.7 per cent decline in prices linked to the class 'Fuels and Lubricants for personal transport equipment'.
There was a fall in petrol prices month over month.
STATIN says inflation in the group could have been lower, except there was an average 3.8 per cent increase in prices within the group 'Other Services in respect of personal transport equipment'.
This class was up due to higher toll rates for the north-south leg of Highway 2000.
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