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Consumer Price Index

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June CPI report: Inflation ticks up

The consumer price index of goods and services costs ticked up in June, led by a jump in the prices of food crops and related items, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics said on Monday
Statistics House in Kampala, headquarters of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Inflation falls in September

Uganda's inflation fell to 3 per cent in September, strengthening the case for the Bank of Uganda to cut interest rates at its meeting next week
Ecobus Coaches from Kampala to Juba depart from the Namayiba Bus Park

Inflation falls to 3.5% in August

Uganda's inflation fell sharply to a four-month low of 3.5 per cent in August, the first decline in as many months and faster than expected as service prices slowed
Kampala road in Kampala on a busy day

Inflation rate accelerates as underlying price pressures mount

Consumer prices accelerated for the third consecutive month in July, largely due to an in increase in the price of services, the statistics bureau said Wednesday
An agricultural market in downtown Kampala

Rising core inflation highlights persistent price pressures

Core inflation rose last month, bolstering the central bank's recent contractionary policy in the face of what it says are strong inflationary pressures
Statistics House in Kampala, headquarters of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Consumer prices grow at fastest pace in six months

A surge in services prices, driven by increases in education and restaurant and accommodation services, pushed inflation to its fastest pace in six months in February
Statistics House in Kampala, headquarters of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Consumer prices jump, closing door on interest rate cuts

Consumer prices rose in January on higher transport and other service costs, pushing up the core inflation gauge preferred by policymakers
A passenger bus terminal in the centre of Kampala. The terminal accommodates buses that carry passengers on long journeys, mostly to western Uganda. It is one of several bus terminals, with most terminals attracting buses travelling to a particular region.

Inflation flat in December, but core rate up for first time since February

Inflation was flat in December, although core prices, which are more closely monitored by policymakers, accelerated for the first time since February
The general grocery section of a supermarket

Consumer inflation slows to lowest level in two years

Consumer prices down for ninth month in a row despite sharp rise in energy prices

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31 August 2023

Inflation eases to 18-month low

The consumer price index climbed 3.5 per cent compared to a year earlier, a slight step down from the 3.9 per cent annual growth registered in May and marking the tenth consecutive slowdown

Statistics House, which houses the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in Kampala
31 March 2022

Inflation soars in March on rise in prices of household goods and fuel

Rising prices for household goods and services, clothing and footwear, and fuel saw inflation in March rise to the highest rate since July 2018, highlighting the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on global supply chains

A supermarket aisle of fast-moving consumer goods
30 April 2021

Consumer prices drop in April on lower food, energy costs

Uganda's inflation slowed in April, ending a three-month spell of rising prices, as costs of food, gas, and other fuels fell

Total fuel station in Kampala
31 March 2021

Core consumer inflation slows to nine month low

Stronger vegetable prices helped push Uganda's consumer price inflation in March to its highest level in five months, while core consumer prices moderated as transport inflation slowed

Taxi park in Kampala
1 March 2021

Core and overall consumer prices gain modestly in February

Inflation in Uganda rose for the third time in as many months, pushed up by a slower decline in food prices, according to data from the Bureau of Statistics

Woman selling food in a market
30 March 2019

Consumer prices unchanged in March but core inflation heats up

Inflation in Uganda was unchanged in March, but this will offer little relief to policymakers as core inflation, which measures underlying trends, rose for the third straight month

Statistics House, which houses the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in Kampala
1 March 2019

Inflation inches up in February on telephone services and passport fees

Uganda's annual consumer price inflation edged higher for the second straight month in February, primarily due to an increase in the prices of telephone and telefax services and passport fees over the past twelve months, the bureau of statistics said on Thursday

A mobile phone mast