PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius’ year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 6.2 percent in January from 4.2 percent in the previous month, the statistics office said on Thursday.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Food, non-alcoholic beverages, education and health were the main contributors to the increase in the consumer price index in January, statistics Mauritius said in a statement. The Indian Ocean island was hit by cyclone Berguitta in January.
Reporting by Jean Paul Arouff; Writing by Clement Uwiringiyimana, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips