Core inflation

Economy

Inflation edges up for first time since February

Inflation rose for the first time in ten months in November, driven by an increase in services prices, although the closely watched core consumer prices indicator was unchanged
Kampala road in Kampala on a busy day
Economy

Inflation slows further in September

Inflation slowed sharply in September, with the headline indicator falling to a 22-month low due to a slowdown in underlying price pressures
Assorted grains and pulses in a market
Economy

Consumer prices rise at fastest pace in 20 months

Uganda consumer price prices jumped in February at the fastest pace in 20 months as economic activity picked up following the lifting of almost all pandemic measures and the reopening of the hospitality and education sectors
Taxi park in Kampala
Economy

Inflation slows in January as transport costs drop

Declines in transport costs, resulting from the relaxation of Covid-19 lockdown measures, and the prices of alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics led to a fall in Uganda's inflation in January
Shops in Kampala's Old Taxi Park.
Economy

Consumer prices rise at fastest pace in eight months

Uganda's inflation rose to an eight-month high in November, largely due to price increases for food crops and the operation of personal transport equipment
Market vendors in Uganda wearing masks to protect against Covid-19 coronavirus
Economy

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
Economy

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
Economy

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
Economy

Rise in consumer prices moderates in May

The pace of the rise in Uganda's consumer prices moderated in May, reflecting a year on year decline in the prices of food crops and related items
Market vendors in Uganda wearing masks to protect against Covid-19 coronavirus
Economy

Core inflation slips to 6-month low in March

Consumer prices rose at a more modest pace in March compared to February as core inflation slowed to its weakest pace in six months, according to figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Clothes stalls in downtown Kampala
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