WASHINGTON: Bolivian inflation was 0.01 percent in March, the government’s National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Thursday, citing a slight increase in food and education prices.
The March data brought first-quarter inflation to 0.48 percent, INE said in a statement. Inflation for the 12 months through March was 3.34 percent. Consumer prices in Bolivia rose 4 percent in full-year 2016. Its target for 2017 is 5.03 percent.