July 2024 records a Trade Surplus
Latest News July 2024 records a Trade Surplus The country recorded a trade Surplus of K1.38 billion in July 2024 compared to a surplus of K1.37. (see Table10). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced goods, increased by 4.7 percent from K24.7 billion in June 2024 to 25.8 billion in July 2024. This was mainly on […]
National Average Prices for Selected Products, August 2024
Latest News National Average Prices for Selected Products, August 2024 On a monthly basis retail prices between July 2024 and August 2024 showed that the national average price of a 25 kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal decreased by 0.36 percent from k334.48 to k333.28 The price of a 25 kg bag of Roller Mealie […]
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.9 Percent
Latest News Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.9 Percent The overall monthly inflation for August 2024 was recorded at 0.9 percent from 1.0 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, August 2023- August 2024 Monthly Inflation […]
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates
Latest News Provincial Annual Inflation Rates A disaggregation of the annual inflation by province shows that annual inflation during the month under review increased for Eastern (15.6% from15.2%); Lusaka (13.4% from 12.9%); North-western (15.1% from 15.0%) and Western Province (17.6% from 17.5). Annual inflation decreased for Copperbelt (15.9% from 16.0%); Luapula (14.9% from 15.2%) and […]
Year-on-Year Inflation for August 2024 at 15.5 Percent
Latest News Year-on-Year Inflation for August 2024 at 15.5 Percent Annual inflation for August 2024 increased to 15.5 percent from 15.4 percent recorded in July, 2024. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 15.5 percent between August 2023 and August 2024 (see Figure 1). This development was mainly attributed to […]
Average Household income by Province, Zambia, 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
Latest News Average Household income by Province, Zambia, 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey Results show that households on the Copperbelt, Lusaka and North-western provinces were the highest earning at K6,353; K5,644.80 and K4,881.00, respectively. However, households in Muchinga were the least earning at K1,271.10. The average monthly income of households in Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga and […]
Average Household income by Rural/Urban, Zambia, 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
Latest News Average Household income by Rural/Urban, Zambia, 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey The average monthly household income distribution in Kwacha by rural/urban and National shows that average monthly household income in Zambia was K3,442.90. Further, average monthly household income of households in urban areas was almost double that of households in rural areas, (i.e […]
Findings from the 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
News Findings from the 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey The world today is characterized by increasing and ever-changing demand for statistics of different frequency and, sustained development will mainly depend on the extent to which countries such as ours will use statistical evidence to make informed decisions at all levels be it government, non-government and […]