Israel’s cost of living index rose by 5.6 percent in March, the highest March increase in 30 years, according to Central Bureau of Statistics spokesman David Neuman. The high March figure brought the cost of living index during fiscal 1982/83 to 134 percent. At the present rate of increase, inflation this year will be not less that five percent.
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