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Tomatoes (1 kg)

Tomatoes, per kilogram. National average retail price.

K14.83Oct 2026+1.7%on the month−14.2%on the year
12-month average16.36
Record high19.34Jul 2025
Record low6.21Nov 2019
Observations95since Dec 2018

Tomatoes (1 kg), Dec 2018 to Oct 2026

5101520252019202020212022202320242025202614.83

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MonthTomatoes (1 kg) (ZMW)
Oct 202614.83
Sep 202614.58
Aug 202616.35
Jul 202617.51
Jun 202618.20
May 202618.08
Apr 202616.81
Mar 202614.00
Feb 202615.27
Jan 202616.80
Dec 202517.89
Nov 202515.97
Oct 202517.29
Sep 202518.22
Aug 202519.10
Jul 202519.34
Jun 202517.58
May 202515.26
Apr 202514.89
Mar 202516.41
Feb 202514.80
Jan 202513.28
Dec 202413.00
Nov 202413.32
Oct 202412.06
Sep 202413.02
Aug 202413.55
Jul 202415.24
Jun 202415.42
May 202415.97
Apr 202413.37
Mar 202411.91
Feb 202411.84
Jan 202410.21
Dec 202310.06
Nov 202310.11
Oct 20239.82
Sep 202310.43
Aug 202311.06
Jul 202312.36
Jun 202313.07
May 202314.12
Apr 202311.86
Mar 202310.89
Feb 202310.97
Jan 20239.95
Dec 20229.48
Nov 20228.86
Oct 20228.88
Sep 20228.70
Aug 20228.98
Jul 20229.58
Jun 202210.26
May 202210.29
Apr 202210.60
Mar 202210.52
Feb 202210.74
Jan 20229.61
Dec 20219.81
Nov 20219.80
Oct 202110.08
Sep 202110.12
Aug 20219.99
Jul 202110.57
Jun 202112.86
May 202111.21
Apr 202111.23
Mar 202111.76
Feb 202111.44
Jan 202110.25
Dec 20208.68
Nov 20208.82
Oct 20208.31
Sep 20208.32
Aug 20207.96
Jul 20208.23
Jun 20208.83
May 20208.90
Apr 20208.46
Mar 20208.68
Feb 20208.79
Jan 20208.46
Dec 20197.14
Nov 20196.21
Oct 20197.32
Sep 20197.55
Aug 20198.56
Jul 20199.94
Jun 20199.33
May 20199.09
Apr 20196.92
Mar 20196.76
Feb 20197.33
Jan 20197.68
Dec 20187.52

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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