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Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for July 2025 at 13.0 Percent
Annual inflation for July 2025 slowed down to 13.0 percent from 14.1 percent recorded in June, 2025. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 13.0 percent between July 2024 and July 2025. This development was attributed to price movements in both food and non- food items.
Annual Inflation Rate, July 2024 – July 2025 (%)
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation
Annual food inflation for July 2025 was recorded at 15.3 percent compared to 16.7 percent in June 2025. This means on average prices of food items increased by 15.3 percent between July 2024 and July 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, Samp, rice), Vegetables (Rape, Chinese Cabbage,Carrots, Green pepper, Dried beans, Sweet potatoes) ; Fruits ( Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, Apples, Pineapples ); Chicken, Butter and Cooking oil.
The annual non-food inflation for July 2025 was recorded at 9.7 percent compared to 10.3 percent in June 2025. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Purchase of motor vehicles (Toyota hilux, Nissan Hardbody); Passeger transport by air; Small electric household appliances; Fuel ( petrol & diesel) and Parafin.