Household Prices
Chicken, Live (1 kg)
Live chicken, per kilogram. National average retail price.
K65.27Oct 2026+2.3%on the month+2.5%on the year
12-month average64.89
Record high66.10Jun 2026
Record low22.35Aug 2019
Observations90since May 2019
Chicken, Live (1 kg), May 2019 to Oct 2026
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| Month | Chicken, Live (1 kg) (ZMW) |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 65.27 |
| Sep 2026 | 63.78 |
| Aug 2026 | 65.09 |
| Jul 2026 | 65.59 |
| Jun 2026 | 66.10 |
| May 2026 | 65.18 |
| Apr 2026 | 63.41 |
| Mar 2026 | 64.25 |
| Feb 2026 | 63.65 |
| Jan 2026 | 65.94 |
| Dec 2025 | 64.62 |
| Nov 2025 | 65.75 |
| Oct 2025 | 63.70 |
| Sep 2025 | 64.56 |
| Aug 2025 | 64.23 |
| Jul 2025 | 62.71 |
| Jun 2025 | 63.80 |
| May 2025 | 61.50 |
| Apr 2025 | 61.28 |
| Mar 2025 | 61.65 |
| Feb 2025 | 62.40 |
| Jan 2025 | 59.72 |
| Dec 2024 | 57.27 |
| Nov 2024 | 57.91 |
| Oct 2024 | 55.54 |
| Sep 2024 | 54.28 |
| Aug 2024 | 53.75 |
| Jul 2024 | 53.44 |
| Jun 2024 | 53.78 |
| May 2024 | 54.69 |
| Apr 2024 | 56.43 |
| Mar 2024 | 53.91 |
| Feb 2024 | 57.43 |
| Jan 2024 | 57.80 |
| Dec 2023 | 53.54 |
| Nov 2023 | 50.50 |
| Oct 2023 | 50.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 50.27 |
| Aug 2023 | 50.46 |
| Jul 2023 | 52.19 |
| Jun 2023 | 51.18 |
| May 2023 | 50.75 |
| Apr 2023 | 50.73 |
| Mar 2023 | 51.89 |
| Feb 2023 | 54.43 |
| Jan 2023 | 59.53 |
| Dec 2022 | 50.36 |
| Nov 2022 | 52.09 |
| Oct 2022 | 49.58 |
| Sep 2022 | 49.10 |
| Aug 2022 | 48.53 |
| Jul 2022 | 49.63 |
| Jun 2022 | 55.50 |
| May 2022 | 50.97 |
| Apr 2022 | 54.46 |
| Mar 2022 | 50.93 |
| Feb 2022 | 46.62 |
| Jan 2022 | 49.49 |
| Dec 2021 | 48.60 |
| Nov 2021 | 48.34 |
| Oct 2021 | 51.65 |
| Sep 2021 | 51.19 |
| Aug 2021 | 51.62 |
| Jul 2021 | 48.77 |
| Jun 2021 | 47.16 |
| May 2021 | 40.70 |
| Apr 2021 | 36.88 |
| Mar 2021 | 34.98 |
| Feb 2021 | 32.55 |
| Jan 2021 | 31.17 |
| Dec 2020 | 29.70 |
| Nov 2020 | 28.18 |
| Oct 2020 | 28.09 |
| Sep 2020 | 28.15 |
| Aug 2020 | 27.37 |
| Jul 2020 | 26.53 |
| Jun 2020 | 26.93 |
| May 2020 | 27.12 |
| Apr 2020 | 27.91 |
| Mar 2020 | 25.51 |
| Feb 2020 | 24.53 |
| Jan 2020 | 25.86 |
| Dec 2019 | 23.15 |
| Nov 2019 | 23.09 |
| Oct 2019 | 23.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 23.84 |
| Aug 2019 | 22.35 |
| Jul 2019 | 23.60 |
| Jun 2019 | 22.75 |
| May 2019 | 23.74 |
Source: Zambia Statistics Agency. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.
Change on a year earlier
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