Malawi Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Dashboard

October 2020

The National month to month Inflation rate for October 2020 stands at 2.5 percent compared to 1.3 percent registered in September, 2020. Food inflation rate records at 4.8 percent compared to 2.1 percent registered in September, 2020 while Non-Food Inflation is 0.5 percent compared to 0.6 percent recorded in September 2020.

The urban month to month inflation rate is 1.1 percent. Urban Food and Non-Food inflation rates stand at 2.5 and 0.3 percent respectively.

The rural month to month inflation rate registers 3.6 percent. Rural Food and Non-food inflation rates stand at 5.9 and 0.7 percent respectively.

The headline inflation rate (year on year) October 2020 stands at 7.5 percent compared to 9.6 percent registered in October, 2019. Food and Non-Food Inflation rates stand at 10.9 and 4.4 percent respectively.

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