Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for May 2026 at 6.6 percent
Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for May 2026 at 6.6 percent Annual inflation for May 2026 was recorded at 6.6 percent, from 6.8 percent recorded in April 2026. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 6.6 percent between May 2025 and May 2026. This development was attributed to price movements in food […]
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, May 2026 (%)
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, May 2026 (%) Annual food inflation for May 2026 was recorded at 6.9 percent compared to 7.3 percent in April 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 6.9 percent between May 2025 and May 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food […]
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.2 percent
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.2 percent The overall monthly inflation rate for May 2026 was recorded at 0.2 percent from 0.7 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in selected food items (see Figure 3). Figure 3 : Overall Monthly Inflation, May 2025 – May 2026 Monthly […]
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates Disaggregation of annual inflation by province indicates that, during the month under review, annual inflation declined; Central (6.1% from 6.3%); Eastern(5.3% from 6.0%); Lusaka (8.5% from 8.6%); Northern (5.9% from 6.4%); North-Western (5.7% from 5.8%); and Western (5.3 % from 5.5%) provinces. Annual inflation increased for Copperbelt (6.0% from 5.9%), Luapula […]
April 2026 records a Trade Surplus
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-APR (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion) The country recorded a trade surplus of K3.5 billion in April 2026 compared to the surplus of K0.9 billion recorded in March 2026 (see Table 10). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced goods, increased by 1.5 percent from K25.0 billion in March 2026 to K25.4 billion in […]
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-APR (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-APR (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion) Cumulative total trade for the period January to April 2026 was K195.7 billion while that of 2025 for the same period was K216.1 billion, representing 9.5 percent decrease (see Figure 4). Total Exports and Imports by Mode of Transport, April 2026 The total value of […]
NIPN HOLDS LEGACY EVENT
Building on Evidence, Driving Ownership: “The Future of National Information Platform for Nutrition NIPN Zambia” The National Food and Nutrition Commission in collaboration with the Zambia Statistics Agency co-host the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN), a government led initiative that strengthens the use of data and evidence to inform nutrition policy, planning and decision […]
DISSEMINATION OF THE 2025 ECONOMIC CENSUS ESTABLISHMENT CENSUS PRELIMINARY RESULTS
DISSEMINATION OF THE 2025 ECONOMIC CENSUS ESTABLISHMENT CENSUS PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND THE 2024/2025 POST HARVEST SURVEY RESULTS The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) successfully completed the data collection for the 2025 Economic Establishment Census (EEC), which was conducted from 1st May to 31st October 2025. The Census covered both formal and informal economic establishments across […]
ZamStats Board Chairperson Receives an award during the ISI World Statistics Congress
ZamStats Board Chairperson Receives an award during the ISI World Statistics Congress The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) would like to congratulate its Board Chairperson, Mr Oliver Chinganya, for receiving an International Statistical Institute Service (ISI) award during the 65th World Statistics Congress 2025 in Hague. Mr Chinganya received an award for outstanding and dedicated leadership […]
ZAMBIA WINS THE BID TO HOST THE 67th ISI WORLD STATISTICS CONGRESS- 2029
ZAMBIA WINS THE BID TO HOST THE 67th ISI WORLD STATISTICS CONGRESS- 2029 Zambia has been nominated to host the 67th International Statistics Institute (ISI) World Statistics Congress to be held in July 2029 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. The announcement was made during the just ended 65th ISI World Statistics Congress […]