Rwanda: Increasing Power, Food and Housing Prices Push up March Inflation

Rwanda's inflation inched up marginally by 0.8 per cent year-on-year last month, up from 0.7 per cent in February, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda monthly consumer price index reports for March indicates.

The increase was driven by a by 3.8 per cent rise in prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, as well as food and non-alcoholic beverages that rose by 0.8 per cent.

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