Consumer prices increase by 1.0% in January 2019

The Urban CPI increased by 1.0 percent in January 2019 compared to the same month of 2018.

The Urban Consumer Price Index is calculated based on approximately 1622 products in 12 urban centers of Rwanda.

The increase in prices of consumer goods in January 2019 is attributed to the increase in prices of housing, electricity, gas and other fuels which went up by 2.6 percent and transport prices that increased by 8.2 percent.

The monthly CPI was stable in January 2019 compared to December 2018.