This archive report was first published on 11 October 2019.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the annual headline inflation rates for Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda for the month of September 2019 dropped compared to the corresponding period in August.
At a press conference in Dodoma, NBS Acting Director of Population, Census and Social Statistics Ruth Davison explained that Tanzania's annual headline inflation rate for September 2019 slightly decreased to 3.4% from 3.6% recorded in August 2019.
She noted that the decrease in the headline inflation rate was due to a slower speed of price change for commodities for the year ending September 2019 compared to the speed of price change recorded for the year ending August 2019.
Kenya's annual inflation rate decreased to 3.83% in September 2019 from 5.00% recorded in August 2019, while Uganda's annual headline inflation rate decreased to 1.9% from 2.1% recorded in August 2019.
The National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) measures the change over time in the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by a representative sample of households in Tanzania.
Ms. Davison added that the overall index went up to 115.92% in September 2019 from 112.12% recorded in September 2018, with the food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate increasing to 4.0% from 3.7% recorded in August 2019.
"The annual inflation rate for food consumed at home and away from home for September 2019 has slightly increased to 5.1% from 5.0% in August 2019," she noted.
Published on October 11, 2019.
