Sept 27 (Reuters) - Kuwait's statistics office reported the following August consumer price data.

KUWAIT CONSUMER INFLATION 08/16 07/16 08/15 pct change month/month 0.1 0.1 0.3 pct change year/year 2.9 3.1 3.8 NOTE: Prices of food and beverages, which account for more than 18 percent of the basket, fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier. Housing costs, which account for nearly 29 percent of consumer expenses, jumped 7.3 percent.

(Reporting by Andrew Torchia)