Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation August 2024 – August 2025 (%)

Latest News 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 (see Figure 2). 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 […]

Cumulative Total Trade, Jan – Jul (2024 and 2025 ) (K’ Billion)

Latest News Cumulative Total Trade July 2025 Cumulative total trade for the period January to July 2025 was K376.1 billion while that of 2024 for the same period was K314.2 billion, representing 19.7 percent increase                                         […]

Copper Export Earnings, July (2024 – 2025)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, July (2024 – 2025) Export earnings from refined copper export earnings increased by 24.3% from K12.5 bn in June, 2025 to K15.6 bn in July, 2025. Export volumes increased by 23.3% from 52.1 thousand Mt in June, 2025 to 64.2 thousand Mt in July, 2025. Read more>>Vol 269 of 2025 […]

National Average Prices (Kwacha) – Cereals

Latest News National Average Prices (Kwacha) – Cereals Retail prices between June 2025 and July 2025 showed that the national average price of a 25 kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal decreased by 10.52 percent from K307.78 to K275.39 . The price of a 25 kg bag of Roller Mealie Meal decreased by 14.29 percent […]

National Average Prices Per Litre (Kwacha) – Fuel

Latest News National Average Prices Per Litre (Kwacha)- Fuel The national average fuel prices went down in July 2025 compared to June 2025. Petrol dropped from K31.27 per litre in June 2025 to K28.00 in July 2025, while diesel dropped from K25.19 in June 2025 to K23.13 per litre in July 2025. Read more>>Vol 268 […]

Cumulative Total Trade, Jan – Jun (2024 and 2025 ) (K’ Billion)

Latest News Cumulative Total Trade July 2025 Cumulative total trade for the period January to June 2025 was K322.2 billion while that of 2024 for the same period was K263.9 billion, representing 22.1 percent increase Cumulative Total Trade, (Jan- Jun) 2024 and 2025 (K’ Billions) Total Exports and Imports by Mode of Transport, June 2025 […]

Copper Export Earnings, June (2024 – 2025)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, June (2024 – 2025) Export earnings from refined copper export earnings decreased by 39.0% from K20.6 bn in May, 2025 to K12.5 bn in June, 2025. Export volumes decreased by 34.7% from 79.7 thousand Mt in May, 2025 to 52.1 thousand Mt in June, 2025. Read more>>Vol 268 of 2025 […]

Economy Expands by 4.5 Percent

Latest News Economy Expands by 4.5 Percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the first quarter of 2025 show that the economy grew by 4.5 percent from 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2024. This represents an increase of 2.3 percentage points compared to the same quarter in 2024. These estimates are based on […]

Copper Export Earnings, Apr (2024 – 2025)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, Apr (2024 – 2025) Export earnings from refined copper decreased by 0.3 percent from K19.7 bn in March, 2025 to K19.6 bn in April, 2025. Export volumes increased by 1.6 percent from 71.2 thousand mt in March, 2025 to 72.3 thousand metric tonnes in April, 2025. Read more>>Vol 266 of […]