Malawi Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Dashboard

April 2021

The National month to month Inflation rate for April 2021 stands at -5.1 percent compared to -4.2 percent registered in April, 2020. Food inflation rate is at -10.0 percent compared to -8.4 percent registered in April, 2020 while Non-Food Inflation stands at 0.3 percent compared to 0.1 percent registered in April, 2020.

The urban month to month inflation rate is -2.4 percent. Urban Food and Non-Food inflation rates stand at -6.8 and 0.4 percent respectively.

The rural month to month inflation rate is at -6.9 percent. Rural Food and Non-food inflation rates stand at -11.5 and 0.2 percent respectively.

The headline inflation rate (year on year) for April 2021 stands at 9.2 percent compared to 9.4 percent registered in April, 2020. There is a decrease of 0.2 percent in the headline inflation rate from last month (March 2021). Food and Non-Food Inflation rates are at 11.5 and 7.0 percent respectively.

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