{"id":5256,"date":"2026-11-11T16:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=5256"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:09:33","slug":"food-prices-push-rwandas-urban-inflation-to-19-5-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/food-prices-push-rwandas-urban-inflation-to-19-5-in-october\/economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Food prices push Rwanda\u2019s urban inflation to 19.5% in October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/uu99-767x445-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/uu99-767x445-1.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/uu99-767x445-1-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s urban inflation rose to 19.5 per cent in October, its highest level since March 2023, as food prices increased sharply and added to the cost of living for households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumer prices in urban areas were 19.5 per cent higher than in October 2025, up from 17.2 per cent in September, according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) on November 10. Prices also rose by 3.3 per cent between September and October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food and non-alcoholic beverages were the biggest source of pressure, rising by 28.9 per cent over the year and 7.8 per cent in a single month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vegetables recorded an even sharper increase. Their prices in urban areas were 56.4 per cent higher than a year earlier and rose by 16.5 per cent between September and October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increases were not limited to food. Transport costs rose by 22.4 per cent over the year, while prices in restaurants and hotels increased by 20.6 per cent. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels became 14.2 per cent more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh products recorded an annual price increase of 39.9 per cent, while energy prices rose by 36.3 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pressure was greater outside urban areas. Rural inflation reached 31.3 per cent in October, compared with 22 per cent in September. Vegetable prices in rural areas were 65.7 per cent higher than a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the national level, combining urban and rural areas, consumer prices increased by 26.5 per cent over the year and 6.5 per cent compared with September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures show that price increases are extending beyond food. Underlying inflation, which excludes fresh products and energy, stood at 11.5 per cent annually and rose by 0.8 per cent during October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest increase follows several months of rising urban inflation. The rate had stood at 7.1 per cent in October 2025 before climbing to 17.2 per cent in September this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NISR\u2019s figures show that food remains a major source of the pressure, with the sharp monthly increase in vegetables contributing to the higher cost of everyday purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s urban inflation rose to 19.5 per cent in October, its highest level since March 2023, as food prices increased sharply and added to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,3,53,41,34,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-economy","category-featured-stories","category-hot_topics","category-national","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5260,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions\/5260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}