Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, June 2026 (%)
Annual food inflation for June 2026 was recorded at 6.7 percent compared to 6.9 percent in May 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 6.7 percent between June 2025 and June 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items such as Cereals (Breakfast Mealie meal, Roller mealie meal, Maize grain, Samp, Rice local, Wheat Plain Household Flour)); Fresh milk, Sugar, Cooking oil and Eggs.
The annual non-food inflation for June 2026 was recorded at 6.0 percent compared to 6.1 percent in May 2026. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Purchase of Motor Vehicles(Toyota hilux, Toyota Corolla Cross, Nissan Navara); Fuels (Petrol & Diesel), Passenger transport by Air( Lusaka/London via Dubai) and Accommodation(Single room 3 & 5 star) (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation, June 2025 – June 2026 (%)
