The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), which met on 30 October 2013, noted the continued downward trend in the index of consumer prices for the third consecutive month, with an inflation rate dropping to 5.8% yoy in the month of September 2013 against 6% in the previous month.
Moreover, the current account deficit remained at a high level during the first nine months of the current year (6.1% of GDP against 6.6% a year earlier).