Tanzania inflation rises slightly to 4.3 pct in March

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's inflation edged up for a second straight month to 4.3 percent year-on-year in March from 4.2 percent in the previous month, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The statistics agency attributed the slight increase to a jump in the food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation, which increased to 5.9 percent from 4.9 percent. Items whose prices went up during the period included rice, which rose by 5 percent and vegetables, whose prices went up by 5.3 percent, the statistics office said.