10 June 2015
Rwanda's CPI up 0.9 pct year on year in April 2015
Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation has risen 0.9 percent year on year in April 2015, up from 0.8 percent in March 2015.
In April 2015, ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ 2.5 percent and ‘Housing water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ 2.9 percent while Transport decreased by 3.8 percent.
The data also show the “local goods” increased by 1.5 percent on annual change and increased by 1.0 percent on a monthly basis, while prices of the “imported products” decreased by 0.3 percent on annual basis and was stable on a monthly basis.
The prices of the “fresh products” decreased by 0.1 percent between April 2015 and April 2014.
By: Lucie Mutetijabiro