National Average Prices for Selected Products, September 2024

Latest News National Average Prices for Selected Products, September 2024 On a monthly basis retail prices between August 2024 and September 2024 showed that the national average price of a 25 kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal increased by 0.25 percent from K333.28 to K334.11. The price of a 25 kg bag of Roller Mealie […]
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.8 Percent

Latest News Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.8 Percent The overall monthly inflation for September 2024 was recorded at 0.8 percent from 0.9 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, September 2023- September 2024 Monthly […]
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 Central (21.0% from 20.5%); Lusaka (13.9% from 13.4%) and Northern Provinces (12.2% from 11.5%). Annual inflation decreased for Eastern (15.3% from15.6%); North-western (13.8% from 15.1%); Southern(17.0% from 17.5%) and Western […]
Year-on-Year Inflation for September 2024 at 15.6 Percent

Annual inflation for September 2024 increased to 15.6 percent from 15.5 percent recorded in August, 2024. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 15.6 percent between September 2023 and September 2024 (see Figure 1). This development was mainly attributed to price movements of food items. Figure 1: Annual Inflation Rate, […]
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 […]