Annual Inflation, June 2025 – June 2026
Latest News Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for June 2026 at 6.5 percent Annual inflation for June 2026 was recorded at 6.5 percent from 6.6 percent recorded in May 2026. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 6.5 percent between June 2025 and June 2026. This development was attributed to price movements […]
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.1 percent
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.1 percent The overall monthly inflation rate for June 2026 was recorded at 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in selected non-food items (see Figure 4). . Figure 4 : Overall Monthly Inflation, June 2025 – June 2026 […]
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, June 2026 (%)
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, June 2026 (%) Annual food inflation for June 2026 was recorded at 6.7 percent compared to 6.9 percent in May 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 6.7 percent between June 2025 and June 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food […]
Economy Expands by 7.7 Percent, Q1 2026
Economy Expands by 7.7 Percent in the First Quarter of 2026 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the first quarter of 2026 indicate that the economy grew by 7.7 percent, compared to 4.5 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2025. This represents an acceleration of 3.2 percentage points in economic growth relative to the […]
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-MAY (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-MAY (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion) Cumulative total trade for the period January to May 2026 was K248.9 billion while that of 2025 for the same period was K275.0 billion, representing 9.5 percent decrease(see Figure 5). Total Exports and Imports by Mode of Transport, May 2026 The total value of exports via […]
Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for May 2026 at 6.6 percent
Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for May 2026 at 6.6 percent Annual inflation for May 2026 was recorded at 6.6 percent, from 6.8 percent recorded in April 2026. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 6.6 percent between May 2025 and May 2026. This development was attributed to price movements in food […]
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, May 2026 (%)
Annual Food And Non-food Inflation, May 2026 (%) Annual food inflation for May 2026 was recorded at 6.9 percent compared to 7.3 percent in April 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 6.9 percent between May 2025 and May 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food […]
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.2 percent
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.2 percent The overall monthly inflation rate for May 2026 was recorded at 0.2 percent from 0.7 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, May 2025 – May 2026 Monthly […]
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates Disaggregation of annual inflation by province indicates that, during the month under review, annual inflation declined; Central (6.1% from 6.3%); Eastern(5.3% from 6.0%); Lusaka (8.5% from 8.6%); Northern (5.9% from 6.4%); North-Western (5.7% from 5.8%); and Western (5.3 % from 5.5%) provinces. Annual inflation increased for Copperbelt (6.0% from 5.9%), Luapula […]
April 2026 records a Trade Surplus
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TRADE, JAN-APR (2025 AND 2026) (K’ Billion) The country recorded a trade surplus of K3.5 billion in April 2026 compared to the surplus of K0.9 billion recorded in March 2026 (see Table 10). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced goods, increased by 1.5 percent from K25.0 billion in March 2026 to K25.4 billion in […]