ABUJA, July 18 – Nigeria’s headline inflation fell to 10.2 percent year-on-year in June from 12.4 percent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, as Central Bank monetary tightening helped to curb a rise in prices.
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Djibouti inflation rises to 5.2 pct year/year in May
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Djibouti rose 5.2 percent in May from the same month last year, up from an annual inflation rate of 4.9 percent in April, driven by higher food and fuel prices, official data showed on Saturday.
Rate increases loom as S.Africa inflation quickens
JOHANNESBURG, June 22 – South African consumer inflation accelerated more than expected in May, boosting chances the Reserve Bank might start lifting interest rates before the end of the year rather than early in 2012.