Malawi Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Dashboard 

February 2019

The National month to month Inflation rate for February, 2019 stands at 1.3 percent compared to 3.5 percent registered in January, 2019. Food inflation rate is at 2.5 percent compared to 7.1 percent recorded in January, 2019 while Non Food Inflation rate is 0.3 percent compared to 0.4 percent in January, 2019.

The urban month to month inflation rate is at 0.6 percent. Urban Food and Non food inflation rates stand at 1.4 and 0.1 percent respectively.

The rural month to month inflation rate registers 1.9 percent. Rural Food and Non food inflation rates stand at 3.0 and 0.6 percent respectively.

The headline inflation rate (year on year) for February 2019 stands at 7.9 percent compared to 7.8 percent recorded in February 2018. Food and Non Food Inflation stand at 10.8 and 5.4 percent respectively.


Note    :     The National Statistical Office will continue releasing the month to month Inflation rates as best practice and to be in line with other countries within SADC Region.

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