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Monthly Food Inflation

Month-on-month change in the food basket.

0.2%Aug 2026+0.10 ppon the month−0.40 ppon the year
12-month average0.5
Record high7.4Oct 2015
Record low-0.9Feb 2013
Observations187since Jan 2011

Monthly Food Inflation, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

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MonthMonthly Food Inflation (%)
Aug 20260.2
Jul 20260.1
Jun 20260.2
May 20260.3
Apr 20260.3
Mar 20260.7
Feb 20260.9
Jan 20260.9
Dec 20250.6
Nov 20250.8
Oct 20250.4
Sep 20250.5
Aug 20250.6
Jul 20250.3
Jun 20250.4
May 20250.6
Apr 20250.8
Mar 20253.4
Jan 20252.8
Dec 20241.4
Nov 20240.9
Oct 20240.9
Sep 20240.8
Aug 20241.0
Jul 20241.5
Jun 20241.5
May 20241.3
Apr 20241.0
Mar 20242.4
Feb 20242.3
Jan 20242.3
Dec 20231.0
Nov 20230.9
Oct 20230.7
Sep 20230.5
Aug 20230.8
Jul 20231.0
Jun 20230.9
May 20230.9
Apr 20230.9
Mar 20231.1
Feb 20232.0
Jan 20232.8
Dec 20220.5
Nov 20220.9
Oct 20220.4
Sep 2022-0.2
Aug 20220.4
Jul 20220.3
Jun 20221.2
May 20220.9
Apr 20221.1
Mar 20220.9
Feb 20221.9
Jan 20223.1
Dec 20210.7
Nov 20210.9
Oct 20210.4
Sep 2021-0.8
Aug 20210.9
Jul 20210.2
Jun 20211.5
May 20212.5
Apr 20212.2
Mar 20211.6
Feb 20212.7
Jan 20215.7
Dec 20205.3
Nov 20203.0
Oct 20201.6
Sep 20200.6
Aug 20200.7
Jul 20200.2
Jun 2020-0.6
May 20201.5
Apr 20202.6
Mar 20201.2
Feb 20201.3
Jan 20201.2
Dec 20192.3
Nov 20191.1
Oct 20191.1
Sep 20192.0
Aug 20191.2
Jul 20190.4
Jun 20190.4
May 20191.1
Apr 20191.0
Mar 20191.9
Feb 20190.8
Jan 20191.1
Dec 20180.8
Nov 20181.0
Oct 20180.3
Sep 20180.1
Aug 20180.3
Jul 20180.3
Jun 20180.3
May 20180.4
Apr 20181.4
Mar 20181.4
Feb 20181.2
Jan 20181.0
Dec 20171.1
Nov 20170.8
Oct 20170.5
Sep 2017-0.1
Aug 20170.1
Jul 2017-0.2
Jun 2017-0.3
May 20170.1
Apr 20170.2
Mar 20170.2
Feb 20171.2
Jan 20171.2
Dec 20161.1
Nov 20160.8
Oct 20160.6
Sep 20160.0
Aug 20160.3
Jul 20160.2
Jun 2016-0.2
May 20160.2
Apr 20160.8
Mar 20160.9
Feb 20161.2
Jan 20161.6
Dec 20152.5
Nov 20156.8
Oct 20157.4
Sep 20150.5
Aug 20150.8
Jul 20150.6
Jun 20150.2
May 20150.8
Apr 20156.0
Mar 20151.0
Feb 20150.8
Jan 20150.7
Dec 20141.3
Nov 20140.5
Oct 20140.0
Sep 20140.2
Aug 20140.9
Jul 2014-0.1
Jun 20140.2
May 20140.8
Apr 20140.7
Mar 20141.3
Feb 20140.6
Jan 20140.8
Dec 20131.2
Nov 20130.3
Oct 2013-0.3
Sep 20130.3
Aug 20130.8
Jul 20130.8
Jun 20130.4
May 20130.4
Apr 20130.7
Mar 20131.2
Feb 2013-0.9
Jan 20131.1
Dec 20121.0
Nov 20120.2
Oct 20120.4
Sep 20120.5
Aug 20121.1
Jul 20120.8
Jun 2012-0.4
May 20120.3
Apr 20120.5
Mar 20121.9
Feb 2012-0.1
Jan 20121.8
Dec 20110.6
Nov 20110.4
Oct 2011-0.2
Sep 20110.3
Aug 20110.1
Jul 20111.5
Jun 2011-0.6
May 2011-0.1
Apr 20110.6
Mar 20111.0
Feb 20110.5
Jan 20111.1

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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