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Monthly Non-Food Inflation

Month-on-month change in the non-food basket.

0.2%Aug 2026−0.10 ppon the month−0.20 ppon the year
12-month average0.5
Record high5.0Oct 2015
Record low-0.6Sep 2022
Observations187since Jan 2011

Monthly Non-Food Inflation, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

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MonthMonthly Non-Food Inflation (%)
Aug 20260.2
Jul 20260.3
Jun 2026-0.2
May 20260.1
Apr 20261.3
Mar 20260.4
Feb 20260.0
Jan 2026-0.3
Dec 20253.0
Nov 20250.6
Oct 20250.4
Sep 20250.5
Aug 20250.4
Jul 2025-0.3
Jun 2025-0.2
May 20250.0
Apr 20251.2
Mar 20250.8
Jan 20251.0
Dec 20240.9
Nov 20242.6
Oct 20240.8
Sep 20240.8
Aug 20240.7
Jul 20240.3
Jun 20241.0
May 20241.5
Apr 20241.0
Mar 2024-0.3
Feb 20242.2
Jan 20241.9
Dec 20230.9
Nov 20230.9
Oct 20230.9
Sep 20230.9
Aug 20230.8
Jul 20230.7
Jun 20230.7
May 20230.2
Apr 20231.0
Mar 20230.9
Feb 20231.9
Jan 20231.1
Dec 20221.1
Nov 20220.5
Oct 2022-0.2
Sep 2022-0.6
Aug 20220.1
Jul 20220.7
Jun 20220.6
May 20220.8
Apr 20220.1
Mar 20220.6
Feb 20221.5
Jan 20221.9
Dec 20210.5
Nov 20210.3
Oct 20210.5
Sep 20210.0
Aug 2021-0.4
Jul 20210.4
Jun 20211.1
May 20211.4
Apr 20212.1
Mar 20211.9
Feb 20212.3
Jan 20211.3
Dec 20200.6
Nov 20201.2
Oct 20200.9
Sep 20202.3
Aug 20200.2
Jul 20200.5
Jun 20201.1
May 20201.7
Apr 20201.7
Mar 20201.2
Feb 20202.7
Jan 20202.5
Dec 20190.7
Nov 20190.9
Oct 20190.8
Sep 20190.3
Aug 20190.2
Jul 20190.5
Jun 20191.2
May 20190.6
Apr 20190.4
Mar 20190.2
Feb 20190.7
Jan 20191.0
Dec 20180.7
Nov 20180.8
Oct 20181.2
Sep 20180.3
Aug 20180.3
Jul 20180.3
Jun 20180.2
May 20180.5
Apr 20181.3
Mar 20181.3
Feb 20180.5
Jan 20181.0
Dec 20170.2
Nov 20172.0
Oct 20170.2
Sep 20170.8
Aug 20170.1
Jul 20170.0
Jun 20171.7
May 20170.1
Apr 20170.6
Mar 20170.5
Feb 20170.7
Jan 20170.5
Dec 20160.6
Nov 20162.3
Oct 20160.4
Sep 20160.2
Aug 20160.4
Jul 2016-0.1
Jun 20161.0
May 20160.3
Apr 2016-0.3
Mar 20160.0
Feb 20161.2
Jan 20160.9
Dec 20151.6
Nov 20153.1
Oct 20155.0
Sep 20150.9
Aug 20150.9
Jul 20151.0
Jun 20151.0
May 20150.4
Apr 20150.8
Mar 20151.1
Feb 2015-0.3
Jan 20150.7
Dec 20140.2
Nov 20140.3
Oct 20140.2
Sep 20140.3
Aug 20140.4
Jul 20141.6
Jun 20140.7
May 20141.0
Apr 20140.7
Mar 20141.2
Feb 20140.4
Jan 20141.0
Dec 20130.6
Nov 20130.3
Oct 20130.2
Sep 20130.5
Aug 20130.5
Jul 20130.5
Jun 20130.3
May 20131.3
Apr 20130.5
Mar 20131.1
Feb 20131.4
Jan 20130.5
Dec 20120.6
Nov 20120.1
Oct 2012-0.3
Sep 20120.4
Aug 20120.6
Jul 20120.7
Jun 20120.5
May 20120.5
Apr 20120.8
Mar 20121.0
Feb 20120.6
Jan 20120.3
Dec 20110.3
Nov 2011-0.2
Oct 2011-0.1
Sep 20110.4
Aug 20111.1
Jul 20110.9
Jun 20110.6
May 20110.7
Apr 20110.6
Mar 20111.1
Feb 20110.9
Jan 20110.2

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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