A girl poses for a photographer at her vegetable stall in Tsangano, central Malawi
A girl poses for a photographer at her vegetable stall in Tsangano, central Malawi, April 19, 2008. REUTERS

Malawi's consumer inflation quickened slightly to 7.7 percent year-on-year in September from 7.6 percent in August, the country's National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Monday.

The NSO said the rise was largely due to the continued increase in the price of non-food items.