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Food Inflation

Year-on-year change in the food and non-alcoholic beverages index.

6.0%Aug 2026−0.40 ppon the month−8.90 ppon the year
12-month average9.6
Record high31.6Aug 2021
Record low3.5May 2011
Observations187since Jan 2011

Food Inflation, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

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MonthFood Inflation (%)
Aug 20266.0
Jul 20266.4
Jun 20266.7
May 20266.9
Apr 20267.3
Mar 20267.8
Feb 20268.2
Jan 202610.9
Dec 202512.9
Nov 202513.9
Oct 202514.1
Sep 202514.6
Aug 202514.9
Jul 202515.3
Jun 202516.7
May 202517.9
Apr 202518.7
Mar 202520.6
Jan 202519.2
Dec 202418.6
Nov 202418.2
Oct 202418.2
Sep 202417.9
Aug 202417.6
Jul 202417.4
Jun 202416.8
May 202416.2
Apr 202415.7
Mar 202415.6
Feb 202414.1
Jan 202413.7
Dec 202314.2
Nov 202313.7
Oct 202313.6
Sep 202313.4
Aug 202312.6
Jul 202312.1
Jun 202311.2
May 202311.6
Apr 202311.6
Mar 202311.8
Feb 202311.6
Jan 202311.6
Dec 202211.9
Nov 202212.1
Oct 202212.2
Sep 202212.1
Aug 202211.3
Jul 202212.0
Jun 202211.9
May 202212.3
Apr 202214.1
Mar 202215.3
Feb 202216.0
Jan 202216.9
Dec 202119.9
Nov 202125.4
Oct 202128.1
Sep 202129.6
Aug 202131.6
Jul 202131.2
Jun 202131.2
May 202128.5
Apr 202127.2
Mar 202127.8
Feb 202127.3
Jan 202125.6
Dec 202020.2
Nov 202016.8
Oct 202014.6
Sep 202014.0
Aug 202015.5
Jul 202016.1
Jun 202016.3
May 202017.5
Apr 202017.0
Mar 202015.2
Feb 202015.9
Jan 202015.4
Dec 201915.2
Nov 201913.5
Oct 201913.3
Sep 201912.4
Aug 201910.3
Jul 20199.3
Jun 20199.2
May 20199.1
Apr 20198.3
Mar 20198.2
Feb 20197.7
Jan 20198.2
Dec 20188.1
Nov 20188.4
Oct 20188.3
Sep 20188.6
Aug 20188.3
Jul 20188.1
Jun 20187.5
May 20186.9
Apr 20186.5
Mar 20185.8
Feb 20184.6
Jan 20184.6
Dec 20174.8
Nov 20174.8
Oct 20174.9
Sep 20175.0
Aug 20175.1
Jul 20175.3
Jun 20175.8
May 20175.9
Apr 20176.1
Mar 20176.7
Feb 20177.4
Jan 20177.4
Dec 20167.8
Nov 20169.2
Oct 201615.6
Sep 201623.4
Aug 201624.1
Jul 201624.8
Jun 201625.3
May 201625.8
Apr 201626.5
Mar 201626.2
Feb 201626.4
Jan 201625.9
Dec 201524.8
Nov 201523.4
Oct 201516.2
Sep 20158.1
Aug 20157.8
Jul 20157.8
Jun 20157.1
May 20157.2
Apr 20157.1
Mar 20157.2
Feb 20157.6
Jan 20157.4
Dec 20147.5
Nov 20147.3
Oct 20147.1
Sep 20146.9
Aug 20147.0
Jul 20146.9
Jun 20147.8
May 20148.0
Apr 20147.6
Mar 20147.6
Feb 20147.5
Jan 20145.9
Dec 20136.2
Nov 20136.0
Oct 20135.9
Sep 20136.5
Aug 20136.8
Jul 20137.1
Jun 20137.1
May 20136.3
Apr 20136.1
Mar 20136.0
Feb 20136.7
Jan 20137.6
Dec 20128.4
Nov 20128.0
Oct 20128.2
Sep 20127.5
Aug 20127.3
Jul 20126.3
Jun 20127.1
May 20126.8
Apr 20126.4
Mar 20126.4
Feb 20125.5
Jan 20126.1
Dec 20115.3
Nov 20116.0
Oct 20116.3
Sep 20116.1
Aug 20115.8
Jul 20115.0
Jun 20113.8
May 20113.5
Apr 20113.7
Mar 20114.1
Feb 20114.3
Jan 20114.2

Source: Zambia Statistics Agency. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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Inflation6.2%−0.30 ppm/m−6.40 ppy/yAug 2026Non-Food Inflation6.6%−0.10 ppm/m−2.70 ppy/yAug 2026Monthly Inflation0.2%0.00 ppm/m−0.30 ppy/yAug 2026Monthly Food Inflation0.2%+0.10 ppm/m−0.40 ppy/yAug 2026Monthly Non-Food Inflation0.2%−0.10 ppm/m−0.20 ppy/yAug 2026

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