[2008-10-01]  Inflation falls to 15.2%
The annual inflation eased to 15.2% in September from a 14-year high of 15.8% in August due to lower food prices, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) said on Tuesday.

The core inflation, which excludes food, fuel, electricity and metered water, fell to 13.5% from 13.6% in August.

Food inflation dropped to 30.7% in September from 33.6%.

Soaring global food and fuel prices have hit east Africa’s major economies this year.

Kenya’s post-election crisis at the beginning of the year also worsened price pressures in the region by choking trade and supplies.
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