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Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for August 2025 at 12.6 Percent
Annual inflation for August 2025 slowed down to 12.6 percent from 13.0 percent recorded in July, 2025. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 12.6 percent between August 2024 and August 2025 . This development was attributed to price movements in both food and non- food items.
Annual Inflation Rate, August 2024 – August 2025 (%)
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation
Annual food inflation for August 2025 was recorded at 14.9 percent compared to 15.3 percent in July 2025 . This means on average prices of food items increased by 14.9 percent between August 2024 and August 2025. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items such as Cereals (including breakfast mealie meal, roller mealie meal, maize grain, rice); Fruits ( Bananas, Lemons, Apples, Pineapples );Fresh milk and Eggs.
The annual non-food inflation for August 2025 was recorded at 9.3 percent compared to 9.7 percent in July 2025. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Spare parts and accessories (Car Tyre-Radial, CV joints, Shockabsorbers); Passenger transport by air; ; Fuel ( petrol & diesel) and Paraffin.