Tanzania yr/yr inflation rises to 19.2 pct in Nov

DAR ES SALAAM  - Tanzania's year-on-year inflation rate rose for the 13th straight month to 19.2 percent in November from 17.9 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.
Food and fuel price rises have been driving the year-on-year inflation rate higher in east Africa's second-largest economy, with no sign of respite.
"The annual headline inflation rate for the year ended November 2011 has further increased to 19.2 percent compared to 17.9 percent registered in the year ended October 2011," NBS said in a statement.
"Again, the food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate has increased to 26.1 percent in November 2011 from 24 percent recorded in the year ended October 2011."
Food and non-alcoholic beverages have a 47.8 percent weighting in the country's basket of goods used to measure inflation.
Among food prices that increased were the national staple maize, rice, bread, wheat flour, cassava, meat, oil, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and sugar.
NBS said the year-on-year inflation rate for energy rose to 39.2 percent in November from 37.4 percent in October.
Stripping out food and energy prices, the annual inflation rate edged up to 8.8 percent in November from 8.5 percent in October.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.4 percent in November from October.