Ruanda Verbraucherpreise

The annual inflation rate in Rwanda accelerated for the first time in three months to 4.9% in March 2025, compared to 3.8% in February. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased more (3.5% vs 1.5% in February), mainly due to a 35% surge in meat and an 8.3% rise in prices for milk, cheese and eggs while prices of vegetables fell 1.4%. Also, prices rose at a faster pace for housing and utilities (2.7% vs 1.7%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (6.2% vs 3%) but eased for transport (11.8% vs 18.5%). Compared to the previous month, the CPI jumped 1.9%, the biggest increase in five months, following a 0.9% rise in February.