Sudanese Inflation Accelerates to 28.6% in April on Food
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Sudan’s inflation rate increased to 28.6 percent in April from 22.4 percent a month earlier, spurred by rising food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics said.
Prices of food and drinks, the biggest component in the consumer price index, advanced 5.5 percent from the previous month, the Khartoum-based agency in an e-mailed statement today. Sugar, corn and red meat costs recorded increases of 12 percent, 9.1 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively, it said.