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Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation
Annual food inflation for March 2025 was recorded at 18.9 percent compared to 20.6 percent in February 2024 (see Figure 3). This means on average prices of food items increased by 18.9 percent between March 2024 and March 2025. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items such as Bread and cereals (Breakfast Mealie Meal, Roller Mealie Meal, Maize grain, Samp); Vegetables (Lumanda, Cassava leaves, Impwa, Pumpkin, Carrots, Sweet potatoes, Chikanda tubers).
The annual non-food inflation for March 2025 was recorded at 13.2 percent compared to 11.7 percent in February 2025. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Purchase of motor vehicles ; Fuels and Lubricants(Diesel and Petrol); Passeger transport by road ; Charcoal and Hammer milling charge.
Figure 3: Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation, March 2024 – March 2025 (%)
Source: ZamStats, 2025
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