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Buka Buka Fish (1 kg)

Buka buka fish, per kilogram. National average retail price.

K136.74Aug 2026−0.8%on the month+21.9%on the year
12-month average124.00
Record high137.90Jul 2026
Record low67.86Jun 2021
Observations63since Jun 2021

Buka Buka Fish (1 kg), Jun 2021 to Aug 2026

608010012014016020222023202420252026136.74

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MonthBuka Buka Fish (1 kg) (ZMW)
Aug 2026136.74
Jul 2026137.90
Jun 2026133.99
May 2026126.59
Apr 2026123.72
Mar 2026129.33
Feb 2026126.48
Jan 2026119.04
Dec 2025112.74
Nov 2025117.52
Oct 2025113.12
Sep 2025110.86
Aug 2025112.21
Jul 2025112.90
Jun 2025107.12
May 2025107.62
Apr 2025102.68
Mar 2025101.10
Feb 2025100.02
Jan 202599.28
Dec 202498.24
Nov 202496.53
Oct 202499.92
Sep 202495.82
Aug 202498.43
Jul 202496.18
Jun 202489.01
May 202488.53
Apr 202493.08
Mar 202489.07
Feb 202491.13
Jan 202485.57
Dec 202381.07
Nov 202386.38
Oct 202382.58
Sep 202383.65
Aug 202382.55
Jul 202372.84
Jun 202381.57
May 202378.77
Apr 202371.08
Mar 202379.72
Feb 202378.66
Jan 202378.92
Dec 202278.17
Nov 202280.21
Oct 202280.00
Sep 202278.13
Aug 202276.67
Jul 202277.86
Jun 202278.05
May 202279.15
Apr 202276.92
Mar 202274.34
Feb 202275.22
Jan 202272.74
Dec 202175.74
Nov 202174.25
Oct 202176.14
Sep 202174.92
Aug 202173.27
Jul 202170.48
Jun 202167.86

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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