Malawi Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Dashboard

August 2022

The headline inflation rate (year on year) for August 2022 stands at 25.5 percent. Food and Non-Food Inflation rates are at 33.4 and 18.2 percent, respectively.

The National month to month Inflation rate for August 2022 stands at 1.7 percent. Food inflation rate is at 2.2 percent while Non-Food Inflation rate is at 1.0 percent.

The urban month to month inflation rate is at 1.1 percent. Urban Food and Non-Food inflation rates stand at 1.5 and 0.8 percent, respectively.

The rural month to month inflation rate is at 1.9 percent. Rural Food and Non-food inflation rates stand at 2.5 and 1.2 percent, respectively.

Please see attached press release on the 2021 rebased series.

Consumer Price Indices: Press release 2021 Rebased Series

Consumer Price Indices: Time Series - Month to month

National Statistical Office Publications