DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's year-on-year inflation was 6.0 percent in February, unchanged from the previous month, the statistics office said on Saturday.
"The monthly headline inflation rate for the month of February 2014 has increased at a lower speed of 1.4 percent compared to an increase of 1.8 percent recorded in January 2014," the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Analysts said they expect the inflation rate to rise because of higher energy and fuel costs, making it unlikely the government will achieve its 5.0 percent inflation target by June.
"The inflation rate will likely go up over the coming months due to a significant increase in power tariffs from January this year and higher diesel and petrol prices," Humphrey Moshi, economics professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, told Reuters.
"Higher electricity tariffs usually have an impact on the household level and also increase the cost of doing business."
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