May 31 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates National Bureau of Statistics released the following March consumer price data on Tuesday.

UAE CONSUMER INFLATION 04/16 03/16 04/15pct change month/month 0.4 0.1 0.2pct change year/year 1.6 1.4 4.3

NOTE. Housing and utility costs, which account for over 39 percent of consumer expenses, rose 3.7 percent from a year earlier. Food and soft drink prices, which account for nearly 14 percent of the basket, gained 3.1 percent.

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