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Cement (50 kg)

Cement, per 50 kg bag. The benchmark cost of building a house. National average retail price.

K197.27Oct 2026+3.0%on the month+6.9%on the year
12-month average192.46
Record high197.27Oct 2026
Record low69.24Jun 2019
Observations95since Dec 2018

Cement (50 kg), Dec 2018 to Oct 2026

5010015020025020192020202120222023202420252026197.27

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MonthCement (50 kg) (ZMW)
Oct 2026197.27
Sep 2026191.59
Aug 2026193.60
Jul 2026193.80
Jun 2026192.40
May 2026191.33
Apr 2026189.70
Mar 2026189.15
Feb 2026193.42
Jan 2026194.76
Dec 2025193.62
Nov 2025188.92
Oct 2025184.54
Sep 2025185.19
Aug 2025186.34
Jul 2025185.71
Jun 2025187.99
May 2025187.13
Apr 2025188.55
Mar 2025190.04
Feb 2025190.38
Jan 2025188.43
Dec 2024188.46
Nov 2024184.64
Oct 2024176.78
Sep 2024174.39
Aug 2024172.64
Jul 2024167.77
Jun 2024164.83
May 2024161.35
Apr 2024163.44
Mar 2024162.16
Feb 2024155.36
Jan 2024154.07
Dec 2023149.19
Nov 2023145.31
Oct 2023145.14
Sep 2023146.21
Aug 2023146.18
Jul 2023146.89
Jun 2023146.19
May 2023144.46
Apr 2023146.22
Mar 2023143.96
Feb 2023140.24
Jan 2023140.30
Dec 2022137.45
Nov 2022138.07
Oct 2022139.26
Sep 2022139.13
Aug 2022141.17
Jul 2022143.07
Jun 2022145.19
May 2022145.43
Apr 2022143.13
Mar 2022142.65
Feb 2022143.15
Jan 2022143.28
Dec 2021143.60
Nov 2021146.87
Oct 2021145.54
Sep 2021146.14
Aug 2021147.37
Jul 2021146.98
Jun 2021147.10
May 2021148.81
Apr 2021147.39
Mar 2021147.70
Feb 2021143.20
Jan 2021130.21
Dec 2020131.55
Nov 2020130.87
Oct 2020129.34
Sep 2020120.01
Aug 2020118.71
Jul 2020109.49
Jun 2020108.12
May 2020107.28
Apr 2020103.21
Mar 2020103.38
Feb 2020100.71
Jan 202095.22
Dec 201989.18
Nov 201988.25
Oct 201982.48
Sep 201973.66
Aug 201972.73
Jul 201972.13
Jun 201969.24
May 201971.23
Apr 201973.36
Mar 201975.04
Feb 201975.68
Jan 201977.14
Dec 201875.74

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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