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Monthly Inflation

Month-on-month change in the all-items consumer price index.

0.2%Aug 20260.00 ppon the month−0.30 ppon the year
12-month average0.5
Record high6.2Oct 2015
Record low-0.5Sep 2021
Observations187since Jan 2011

Monthly Inflation, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

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MonthMonthly Inflation (%)
Aug 20260.2
Jul 20260.2
Jun 20260.1
May 20260.2
Apr 20260.7
Mar 20260.6
Feb 20260.6
Jan 20260.5
Dec 20251.5
Nov 20250.7
Oct 20250.5
Sep 20250.5
Aug 20250.5
Jul 20250.1
Jun 20250.2
May 20250.3
Apr 20251.0
Mar 20252.4
Jan 20252.1
Dec 20241.2
Nov 20241.6
Oct 20240.8
Sep 20240.8
Aug 20240.9
Jul 20241.0
Jun 20241.3
May 20241.4
Apr 20241.0
Mar 20241.2
Feb 20242.2
Jan 20242.1
Dec 20231.0
Nov 20230.9
Oct 20230.8
Sep 20230.7
Aug 20230.8
Jul 20230.9
Jun 20230.8
May 20230.6
Apr 20230.9
Mar 20231.0
Feb 20231.9
Jan 20232.1
Dec 20221.1
Nov 20220.7
Oct 20220.2
Sep 2022-0.4
Aug 20220.3
Jul 20220.4
Jun 20220.9
May 20220.8
Apr 20220.7
Mar 20220.8
Feb 20221.7
Jan 20222.6
Dec 20210.6
Nov 20210.6
Oct 20210.4
Sep 2021-0.5
Aug 20210.4
Jul 20210.3
Jun 20211.3
May 20212.0
Apr 20212.2
Mar 20211.7
Feb 20212.5
Jan 20213.7
Dec 20203.2
Nov 20202.2
Oct 20201.3
Sep 20201.4
Aug 20200.5
Jul 20200.3
Jun 20200.2
May 20201.6
Apr 20202.2
Mar 20201.2
Feb 20201.9
Jan 20201.8
Dec 20191.6
Nov 20191.0
Oct 20190.9
Sep 20191.2
Aug 20190.7
Jul 20190.9
Jun 20190.7
May 20190.9
Apr 20190.7
Mar 20191.1
Feb 20190.7
Jan 20191.1
Dec 20180.8
Nov 20180.9
Oct 20180.7
Sep 20180.2
Aug 20180.3
Jul 20180.3
Jun 20180.2
May 20180.4
Apr 20181.3
Mar 20181.3
Feb 20180.9
Jan 20181.0
Dec 20170.7
Nov 20171.4
Oct 20170.4
Sep 20170.3
Aug 20170.1
Jul 2017-0.1
Jun 20170.6
May 20170.1
Apr 20170.4
Mar 20170.3
Feb 20171.0
Jan 20170.9
Dec 20160.9
Nov 20161.5
Oct 20160.5
Sep 20160.1
Aug 20160.4
Jul 20160.1
Jun 20160.3
May 20160.2
Apr 20160.3
Mar 20160.5
Feb 20161.2
Jan 20161.3
Dec 20152.1
Nov 20155.0
Oct 20156.2
Sep 20150.7
Aug 20150.9
Jul 20150.8
Jun 20150.6
May 20150.6
Apr 20150.7
Mar 20151.0
Feb 20150.3
Jan 20150.7
Dec 20140.8
Nov 20140.4
Oct 20140.1
Sep 20140.2
Aug 20140.7
Jul 20140.8
Jun 20140.4
May 20140.9
Apr 20140.7
Mar 20141.3
Feb 20140.5
Jan 20140.9
Dec 20130.9
Nov 20130.3
Oct 2013-0.0
Sep 20130.4
Aug 20130.7
Jul 20130.7
Jun 20130.4
May 20130.9
Apr 20130.6
Mar 20131.2
Feb 20130.2
Jan 20130.8
Dec 20120.8
Nov 20120.2
Oct 20120.1
Sep 20120.5
Aug 20120.9
Jul 20120.7
Jun 20120.0
May 20120.4
Apr 20120.7
Mar 20121.5
Feb 20120.3
Jan 20121.1
Dec 20110.5
Nov 20110.1
Oct 2011-0.2
Sep 20110.4
Aug 20110.6
Jul 20111.2
Jun 20110.0
May 20110.3
Apr 20110.6
Mar 20111.1
Feb 20110.7
Jan 20110.7

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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