Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:25:04 +0000 By MUKOSELA KASALWE THE annual inflation rate for September has increased to 6.6 percent compared to 6.3 for August due to the increase in electricity tariffs, says Central Statistical Office director of census and statistics John Kalumbi. Mr Kalumbi said the annual inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September, 2017 indicated an increase to 6.6 percent compared to last month’s record of 6.3 percent which he said could mainly be attributed to the price increase in electricity tariffs. He explained that the figures meant that on average prices increased by 6.6 percent between September 2016 and September 2017 He said in Lusaka yesterday, during the presentation of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) monthly bulletin for this month that on a monthly basis comparison of retail prices between September and August indicated that the national average price of a 25 Kilogram bag of breakfast mealie […]
