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Zimbabwe Sees Sharp Rise In Inflation Rates For January, Both In USD And ZiG

2 months agoWed, 29 Jan 2025 05:38:10 GMT
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Zimbabwe Sees Sharp Rise In Inflation Rates For January, Both In USD And ZiG

Zimbabwe’s inflation rate saw a sharp rise in January, both in U.S. dollars and in local currency, the ZiG.

Month-on-month inflation in U.S. dollar terms increased to 11.5% in January, up from 0.6% in December.

In local currency terms, inflation also surged, reaching 10.5% in January, compared to a 3.7% rise in December 2024.

Year-on-year inflation in U.S. dollar terms accelerated to 14.6% in January, following a 2.5% increase in December.

In an update on Tuesday, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) said:

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The USD month-on-month inflation rate was 11,5% in January 2025, gaining 10,9 percentage points on the December 2024 rate of 0,6%. This means that prices as measured by the all items USD CPI, increased by an average of 11,5% from December 2024 to January 2025.

The USD month-on-month Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages inflation rate was 16,8% in January 2025, gaining 14,9 percentage points on the December 2024 rate of 1,9%. The December 2024 USD month-on-month non-food inflation rate was 9,1%, gaining 9,1 percentage points on the December 2024 rate of 0,0%.

ZimStat’s acting director of macroeconomics, Mable Chimhore, said Zimbabwe’s inflation increased by 6.8 percentage points, rising from 3.7% in December 2024. She said:

The ZiG month-on-month inflation rate was 10,5% in January 2025, gaining 6,8 percentage points on the December 2024 rate of 3,7%.

For the month of January 2025, the ZiG CPI for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels contributed mostly to the month-on-month change in index (inflation rate) by a magnitude of 6,3% and followed by food and non-alcoholic beverages with a magnitude of 2,4%.

Independent economist Prosper Chitambara told Reuters that last year’s severe regional drought, along with new taxes introduced this month, likely contributed to the rise in inflation. Said Chitambara:

It could be the new taxes that have taken effect this month. The huge cost is passed on to consumers. Before the next harvest season we are likely to see an upward trend of inflation as drought continues to exert inflationary pressures.

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12 Comments

g · 1 month ago
munofara kana vanhu vachitambura
this is · 1 month ago
****
chief · 1 month ago
kusaiza vanhu no us no zig what do you have in country
Lic Lenom 🍋 · 2 months ago
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jojo · 2 months ago
all the doctorates muhurumende and still no foresight in solving the national problems. back to 2008 we go and blaming the opposition for not speaking out is really laughable, the 2026 is glaring st the croc.
Anonymous · 2 months ago
Inflationary ZiG - what is a ZiG? I have never ever seen one ZiG note in my town, never. Go to a bank and they all say: no ZiG notes, get USD$ cash instead.
Account Holder · 2 months ago
is that Ok Mart Bulawayo?It looks familiar though
SanchzyChizimbe🔥 · 2 months ago
Manje zvamukuhwanda neDrought these year zvakwanaya muchati
Mafirakureva · 2 months ago
ZANU-PF are experts in rigging elections, but they can never fix the economy! 🤣🤣🤣
.... · 2 months ago
do u think they care Abt fixing the economy,they want confusion thus they can loot musingazvioni.
😎 · 2 months ago
Explain that retired parable, that seem not to be giving it's true meaning anymore but a discorded Noise pollution

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