Latest News
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation
Annual food inflation for March 2026 was recorded at 7.8 percent compared to 8.2 percent in February 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 7.8 percent between March 2025 and March 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items such as Cereals (Breakfast Mealie meal, Roller mealie meal, Maize grain, Rice imported, Wheat Plain Household Flour); Fruit (Lemons, Apples, Water Melon, Avocadoes); Vegetables (Lumanda, Cassava leaves, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Sweet potatoes, Green pepper, Maize cobs) and Cooking oil.
The annual non-food inflation for March 2026 was recorded at 5.9 percent compared to 6.5 percent in February 2026. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (Cement, Building Sand-1 Wheelbarrow, Paint (PVA Water Paint), Floor tiles-Porcellain-60×60, Clear glass-4mm); Fuel (Diesel, Petrol, Paraffin) and Purchase of Motor Vehicles
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation, March 2025 – March 2026 (%)
Read more>>Vol 276 of 2026 The Monthly March