Consumer prices in Seychelles rose 0.3% in September from a month before, pushing the year-on-year inflation rate to 7.7% from 7.8% in August, the government statistics office said on Friday.

The National Bureau of Statistics said fish prices increased by 3.6% from a month earlier, when they rose 6.2%. Other food costs were up 0.2% and non-food items jumped 0.1%.

In the non-food category, the main increase in clothing and footwear, which rose 2.5% from August.

Source: Reuters