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Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.5 Percent
The overall monthly inflation for August 2025 was recorded at 0.5 percent from 0.1 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was attributed to price movements in selected food and non-food items
Overall Monthly Inflation, August 2024- August 2025
Monthly Inflation Rates for Food and Non-Food Items
Monthly food inflation rate for August 2025 was recorded at 0.6 percent compared with the 0.3 percent recorded in July, 2025. This means on average prices of goods and services increased by 0.6 percent between July 2025 and August 2025. This development was mainly attributed to general price movements of Meats (Chicken, Ox liver, mince meat), Vegetables (Rape, Spinach, Cabbage,Pumpkin leaves, Chinese Cabbage); Fruits ( Oranges, Bananas, Lemon); Butter and cooking oil.
Monthly non-food inflation rate for August 2025 was recorded at 0.4 percent compared with -0.3 percent recorded in July 2025. This means on average prices of non-food items increased by 0.4 percent between July, 2025 and August, 2025. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Recreational and sporting services; Furniture and furnishings(Bed and Mattress, Wooden bed frame, 3 piece lounge suit); Paraffin purchases and Charcoal.
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate for Food and Non-Food Items, August 2024 – August 2025 (%)
| Weight: | Aug – 2024 | Sep – 2024 | Oct – 2024 | Nov – 2024 | Dec – 2024 | Jan – 2025 | Feb – 2025 | Mar – 2025 | Apr– 2025 | May– 2024 | Jun – 2025 | Jul – 2025 | Aug – 2025 |
Total | 1,000.00 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Food | 534.85 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Non- Food | 465.15 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 |