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National Average Prices for Selected Products, October 2024

On a monthly basis retail prices between September 2024 and October 2024 showed that the national average price of a 25 kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal increased by 2.1 percent from K334.11 to K341.11. The price of a 25 kg bag of Roller Mealie Meal increased by 0.59 percent from K291.49 to K293.22.

The monthly national average price of a 20-litre tin of Maize Grain decreased by 1.56 percent from K168.31in September 2024 to K170.94 in October 2024.

On an annual basis, retail prices between October 2023 and October 2024 showed that the national average price of a 25kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal increased by 18.25 percent from  K288.46 to K341.11 while that of a 25 kg bag of Roller Mealie Meal increased by 23.05 percent from K238.29 to K293.22.

The annual national average price of a 20-litre tin of Maize Grain increased by 26.78 percent from K134.83 to K170.94 (see Table 7).


Table 7: National Average Prices for Selected Products October 2023 to October 2024

Description

UOM

Oct 23

Nov 23

Jan 24

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Sep 24

Oct 24

Breakfast Mealie Meal

25

Kg

288.46

288.94

292.09

310.97

322.37

325.56

328.84

334.11

341.11

Roller Mealie Meal

25

Kg

238.29

240.14

244.44

263.44

273.91

278.97

281.47

291.49

293.22

Maize grain

20

Ltr

134.83

138.13

159.84

172.82

186.15

180.98

179.16

168.31

170.94

Mixed Cut

1

Kg

71.41

72.87

73.47

73.91

74.71

74.2

72.75

78.5

78.96

T-bone

1

Kg

90.1

93.22

91.67

94

92.32

93.58

91.96

96.53

97.06

Chicken Frozen

1

Kg

63.35

61.82

64.16

59.52

66.88

68.67

66.39

67.49

72.5

Buka Buka

1

Kg

82.58

86.38

85.57

91.13

89.07

93.08

88.53

95.82

99.92

Fresh Kapenta

400

grm

32.17

35.55

32.95

36.21

37.14

35.22

37.18

43.76

47.35

Dried Kapenta Siavonga

1

Kg

244.34

255.05

277.67

276.35

263.55

281.9

316.67

355.13

356.38

Fresh Milk

500

ml

12.78

12.52

13.77

13.84

13.95

13.95

13.92

15.23

14.23

Eggs

1

Tray

65.19

65.19

72.13

72.63

72.37

72.8

74.33

83.41

83.11

Cooking oil Local

2.5

Ltr

112.62

112.62

120.24

130.3

130.9

130.95

132.61

136.04

137.82

Cabbage

1

Kg

6.04

6.05

7.13

7.78

8.31

8.65

8.55

7.48

6.84

Tomatoes

1

Kg

9.82

10.11

10.21

11.84

11.91

13.37

15.97

13.02

12.06

Onion

1

Kg

15.46

15.82

15.98

18.34

19.04

20.86

23.29

24.63

21.65

Table Salt

1

Kg

12.6

12.34

13.14

12.72

12.89

13.08

14.39

14.36

14.45

Chitenge material imported

6

m

66.5

68.11

64.77

63.72

68.06

67.16

69.32

69.49

70.16

Cement

50

kg

145.14

145.31

154.07

155.36

162.16

163.44

161.35

174.39

176.78

Charcoal

50

Kg

99.44

104.98

110.37

108.12

106.58

111.18

105.67

117.56

118.16

Refrigerator

210

Each

5886.92

5980.18

6435.87

6916.74

6783.75

6920.43

7264.36

7286.89

7090.65

Candles

1

Pk

18.52

18.59

19.05

19.42

19.3

20.81

20.99

23.45

24.4

Diesel

1

Lr

29.87

29.91

30.09

32.12

28.83

28.78

29.79

30.05

28.9

Petrol

1

Ltr

29.98

29.95

29.99

34.18

31.16

31.07

35.42

33.47

32.7

Engine oil

1

Ltr

58.13

57.7

58.18

61.03

65.72

64.08

63.29

67.03

66.52

Air Fare Domestic

1

Each

3252.31

3263

5873

5873

5544.12

5544.12

4488.92

4604

3524

Deodorant spray

1

Each

51.72

51.94

57.16

58.74

64.94

58.95

61.93

64.35

63.44

Hammer milling charge

1

Each

10.23

10.22

10.22

10.7

10.51

10.68

10.66

10.87

11.11

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