Uganda: Inflation Drops to 1.9 Per Cent

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Uganda: Inflation Drops to 1.9 Per Cent

[Monitor] Headline inflation dropped to 1.9 per cent for the period ended May compared to 2.1 per cent in April, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.

Source: allAfrica.com

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