PANAMA CITY, May 14 (Reuters) - Panama's consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in April compared to the previous month, putting its annual inflation rate at 3.7 percent, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
Rising costs for transportation and schooling offset a fall in prices for food and clothing.
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Rising costs for transportation and schooling offset a fall in prices for food and clothing.
(Reporting by Sean Mattson) Keywords: PANAMA ECONOMY/ (noel.randewich@reuters.com; +5255-5282-7153; Reuters Messaging: noel.randewich.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.