KAMPALA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Uganda's year-on-year inflation rate rose for the second straight month in December to 5.5 percent from

4.9 percent a month earlier, the statistics office said on Monday.

Following is a breakdown of the consumer price data:

CATEGORY WEIGHT PCT VS PCT VS

NOV 2012 DEC 2011

Food 27.2 -2.0 0.0

Beverages & Tobacco 4.7 3.5 8.5

Clothing & Footwear 4.4 1.1 -3.9

Rent, Fuel & Utilities 14.8 1.0 7.4

Household & Personal

Goods 4.5 0.3 4.5

Transport & Communication 12.8 5.1 5.5

Education 14.7 0.0 16.2

Health, Entertainment 16.8 1.2 10.2

All Items 100.0 0.3 5.5

(Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by George Obulutsa)

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