DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 14 -- THE headline inflation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries rose to an average of 44.7 percent in the quarter ending September from 13.6 percent and 5.8 percent in the previous quarter and corresponding quarter of 2018.
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Economic Bulletin for the quarter ending September shows that the highest inflation was in Zimbabwe at 519 percent, mainly due to rise in price of food.
With exception of Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, the SADC countries experienced increases in inflation. In Tanzania, Seychelles, and Malawi inflation rose, albeit slightly, due to food prices.
In Mauritius, apart from food, the increase was due to a rise cost of hotels, ...