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Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for April 2025 Remains at 16.5 Percent
Annual inflation for April 2025 was recorded at 16.5 percent same as that recorded in March, 2025. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 16.5 percent between April 2024 and April 2025 (see Figure 1). This development was mainly attributed to price movements of selected non-food items.
Figure 1: Annual Inflation Rate, April 2024 – April 2025 (%)
Source: ZamStats , 2025
Note: 2009=100
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation
Annual food inflation for April 2025 was recorded at 18.7 percent compared to 18.9 percent in March 2025 (see Figure 2). This means on average prices of food items increased by 18.7 percent between April 2024 and April 2025. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items such as Cereals (Breakfast Mealie Meal, Roller Mealie Meal, Maize grain); Fruit (Lemons, Bananas, Apples, Avocadoes, Groundnuts);Vegetables (Lumanda, Okra, Tomatoes, Impwa, Maize cobs, Irish potatoes,Chikanda Tubers).
The annual non-food inflation for April 2025 was recorded at 13.4 percent compared to 13.2 percent in March 2025. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of non-food items such as Purchase of motor vehicles(Toyota hilux, Toyota corolla, Nissan ALMERA 1.5 L Acenta MT) ; Passeger transport by air ; Suitcases and Hammer milling charge.
