Burundi yr/yr inflation rate slows to 5.9 pct in M

Burundi yr/yr inflation rate slows to 5.9 pct in March BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's inflation rate slowed to 5.9 percent year-on-year in March from 9.4 percent in February as food price rises slowed, the country's statistics board said on Thursday. The price index for food rose 7.3 percent in the twelve months to March from 11.2 percent in February, a report from the Institute of Economic Studies and Statistics (ISTEEBU) showed. Food and fuel prices are major components in determining the inflation rate in the landlocked country of over 8 million people. The government projects headline inflation of 14 percent this year against 11. ...