THE inflation rate for November has
ballooned by 0.3 per cent compared to October, this year, following
increases in prices of food items. According to the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS), inflation rate of November has increased to 6.6 per
cent from 6.3 per cent recorded in October this year.
The NBS Director of Population, Census
and Social Statistics, Mr Ephraim Kwesigabo, said in Dar es Salaam that
the increase is mainly attributed to the price increase of some food
items in November this year compared to November 2014.
He said some of the food items that
contributed to such increase include rice by 25.8 per cent, maize by
16.4 per cent, maize flour by 12.0 per cent, meat by 8.7 per cent, fish
by 21.4 per cent, beans by 14.5 per cent, lentils by 15.3 per cent,
fresh cassava by 10.7 and sweet potatoes by 23.4 per cent.
“The overall index has increased to
160.49 in November, 2015 from 159.17 recorded in October this year,” Mr
Kwesigabo told reporters from various media houses. “Due to inflation it
is evident that there are some areas in the country that are faced with
the problem of lack of adequate food,” he said.
Mr Kwesigabo further said that the
annual headline inflation rates for the month of November to our
neighbouring countries who are members of the East Africa Community,
Kenya and Uganda have also increased according to their sources of
statistics.
He said that in Uganda it has increased
to 9.1 per cent from 8.8 per cent in October 2015, while in Kenya it
also increased to 7.32 from 6.72 per cent recorded in October, this
year.
He further added that the National
Consumer Price Index (NCPI) used to calculate this type of inflation
rate excludes food consumed at home and restaurants, non alcoholic
beverages, petrol, diesel, gas, kerosene, charcoal and electricity.
He went on saying that inflation rate
which excludes food and energy for the month of November this year has
slightly increased to 2.3 per cent from 2.1 per cent recorded in October
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