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The Imported Goods Index, which tracks price changes for goods brought into the country, increased by 9.1 per cent over the same period. File
Rwanda

Inflation rose 9.2% in February - NISR 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics increased by 15.6 per cent annually, while remaining stable compared to December. File
Economy

Inflation rises by 8.9% in January

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
The urban Consumer Price Index rose by 8 per cent in December compared to the same month in 2024. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Consumer prices up 8% in December

Sunday, January 11, 2026
According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI)—the main gauge of inflation—rose by 7.2 percent in November 2025. file
Economy

Consumer prices rise by 7.2% in November

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda addresses journalists during a press conference, on Thursday, August 21. Keza Kellya
Economy

Central bank raises lending rate to 6.75% to avert higher inflation

Thursday, August 21, 2025
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali head office. Numbers show that Rwanda's inflation rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year in July, up from 7 per cent in June. File
Economy

What is behind the rise in inflation?

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
The increase was driven mainly by higher prices for health services, restaurants and hotels, and alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics.
Economy

Rising health, hotel costs push July inflation to 7.3%

Monday, August 11, 2025
The cost of goods and services remained elevated in June 2025, with urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) increasing by 7 per cent year-on-year up from 6.9 per cent in May 2025. Courtesy
Economy

Consumer prices rose 7% in June

Thursday, July 10, 2025
The cost of goods and services continued to rise in May 2025, with urban prices increasing by 6.9 percent compared to the same period last year
Society

What is driving the hike in food prices in Rwanda?

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 9.2 per cent year on year, driven by a 32.5 per cent rise in meat and a 7.7 per cent hike in milk cheese and eggs prices.
Economy

Food, hospitality increase May inflation

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
A waiter assisting a customer at Portofino Hotel in Kigali.
Editorial

Our hospitality sector must match growth with service excellence

Monday, May 12, 2025
Rwanda’s consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, increased by 6.3 per cent on annual basis — in April 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. Willy Mucyo
Economy

Hotel, restaurants drove consumer price increase in April

Sunday, May 11, 2025