The statistics office said year-on-year inflation went up to 1.9 percent year-on-year in March from a revised figure of 1.6 percent a month earlier. Core inflation rose to 3.7 percent from a revised 3.3 percent in February.
The bureau said the rise in core inflation - which excludes food, fuel, electricity and metered water - rose after an increase of prices in firewood, clothing and cement.
Central bank Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile last month said the bank would keep the lending rate unchanged at 11 percent, and that he expected core inflation to rise to between 4 and 6 percent over the next year.
On a monthly basis, the statistics office said overall inflation rose by 1.5 percent from a revised 0.7 percent in February.