Angola inflation rises to 38 percent year-on-year in August

A woman at a market in Luanda, August 25, 2012. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's inflation quickened to 38.18 percent year-on-year in August from 35.3 percent in July, data from the national statistics agency showed on Monday. Prices increased at a slower pace in August, to 3.3 percent month-on-month from 4.04 percent in July. (Writing by Mfuneko Toyana; Editing by James Macharia)