Inflation in Laos jumps to 41.26 per cent in February

Laos’ year-on-year inflation rate has soared since September, driven by several factors, including the price of food and costs in the communications and transport category and medical care. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

VIENTIANE, March 6 (Xinhua): Inflation in Laos jumped to 41.26 per cent year-on-year in February from 40.3 per cent in January, according to the Lao Statistics Bureau.

According to a report released on Monday on the bureau's website, the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages has surged by 49.33 per cent.