Zambia January inflation rises to 6.2 pct

LUSAKA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's inflation rose to 6.2 percent year-on-year in January, its statistics agency said Thursday.

The annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, increased in January from 6.1 percent recorded in December, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO).

John Kalumbi, director of the statics agency, attributed the rise to increases in food and non-food items.

The month-on-month inflation also increased from 0.7 percent in December to 1.0 percent in January, he said during a press briefing.