The cost of living index rose by 5.5 percent during December, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced. The increase brought the total inflationary rate during 1982 to a near-record 131.5 percent — marginally below the all-time high of 132.9 percent in 1980. The 1981 rate was 101 percent — close to the two-figure rate promised by Finance Minister Yoram Aridor. Last year’s figure was considerably above the 99 percent he had hoped for, despite great efforts to keep prices down during the latter months of the year.
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