Utilities tariff hike edges inflation up

The annual inflation rate in April 2015 was 3.1 percent, an increase of 0.3 of a percentage point on the March 2015 rate of 2.8 percent.

According to figures released by Statistics Botswana (SB) on Friday, the increase in water and power tariffs last month were among some of the significant contributors to the rise in the April inflation figures.

The April increase marks the return of the inflation figure to within the Bank of Botswana’s desirable 3-6 percent range.

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