CPI and Inflation Report February 2019

CPI and Inflation Report February 2019

The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 11.31 percent (year-on-year) in February 2019. This is 0.06 percent points lower than the rate recorded in January 2019 (11.37) percent.
Increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded the Headline index.
On month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased by 0.73 percent in February 2019, this is 0.01 percent rate lower than the rate recorded in January 2019 (0.74) percent.
The percentage change in the average composite CPI for the twelve months period ending February 2019 over the average of the CPI for the previous twelve months period was 11.56 percent, showing 0.24 percent point from 11.80 percent recorded in January 2019.
The urban inflation rate increased by 11.59 percent (year-on-year) in February 2019 from 11.66 percent recorded in January 2019, while the rural inflation rate increased by 11.05 percent in February 2019 from 11.11 percent in January 2019.

Data source: National Bureau of Statistics

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