Burundi’s July inflation rises slightly
Burundi’s
year-on-year inflation rate inched up to 9.8 percent in July from 9.7
percent in June, boosted by housing, water, and energy costs, the
national statistics board said on Monday.
Prices of housing,
water, and energy increased by 19.9 percent over the past 12 months to
July, from 18.7 percent in June, the Institute of Economic Studies and
Statistics said.
The annual inflation rate in the landlocked country of 8 million
dropped to 10.5 percent in 2009, from 24.5 percent in 2008, helped by a
fall in prices of essential commodities such as fuel and food.
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