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Household Prices

Charcoal (50 kg)

Charcoal, per 50 kg bag. The main cooking fuel for most urban households. National average retail price.

K155.42Oct 2026−0.5%on the month+4.2%on the year
12-month average151.45
Record high159.71Jul 2026
Record low69.87Feb 2021
Observations69since Feb 2021

Charcoal (50 kg), Feb 2021 to Oct 2026

507510012515017520222023202420252026155.42

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MonthCharcoal (50 kg) (ZMW)
Oct 2026155.42
Sep 2026156.25
Aug 2026157.80
Jul 2026159.71
Jun 2026153.74
May 2026147.36
Apr 2026147.02
Mar 2026152.56
Feb 2026149.16
Jan 2026146.48
Dec 2025142.41
Nov 2025149.51
Oct 2025149.16
Sep 2025148.68
Aug 2025142.87
Jul 2025150.83
Jun 2025140.30
May 2025133.15
Apr 2025131.93
Mar 2025134.07
Feb 2025129.17
Jan 2025122.33
Dec 2024119.93
Nov 2024117.59
Oct 2024118.16
Sep 2024117.56
Aug 2024115.00
Jul 2024113.13
Jun 2024105.31
May 2024105.67
Apr 2024111.18
Mar 2024106.58
Feb 2024108.12
Jan 2024110.37
Dec 2023106.74
Nov 2023104.98
Oct 202399.44
Sep 202397.51
Aug 202399.30
Jul 202393.81
Jun 202399.60
May 202396.89
Apr 202396.49
Mar 202395.10
Feb 2023100.15
Jan 202398.49
Dec 202298.58
Nov 202296.36
Oct 202295.02
Sep 202293.11
Aug 202293.31
Jul 202291.10
Jun 202292.27
May 202290.12
Apr 202286.52
Mar 202286.27
Feb 202286.54
Jan 202286.89
Dec 202187.57
Nov 202185.39
Oct 202186.52
Sep 202180.85
Aug 202186.94
Jul 202180.71
Jun 202177.74
May 202175.07
Apr 202170.52
Mar 202169.90
Feb 202169.87

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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