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The Central Bank of Congo’s 04 September note put consumer-price inflation at 0.17% in the first week of September, compared with 0.18% a week earlier.

Food and non-alcoholic drinks accounted for 53.9% of the weekly inflation contribution, while housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels accounted for 18.2%. The bank reported cumulative inflation since the start of the year at 6.8% and year-on-year inflation at 3.4%, using the report’s stated reference periods.