Israel's inflation rate hits 4 pct, highest in nearly 11 years

JERUSALEM, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel's inflation reached 4 percent in April from a year earlier, with a monthly increase of 0.8 percent, the Israeli Bureau of Statistics said Sunday.

April's rise also beat the 3.5-percent in March to hit a new record high since June 2011, mainly due to a 5.5-percent price increase in fresh vegetables, and a 2.8-percent increase in clothing, said the statistics bureau.