Inflation in Nigeria

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Nigeria - Inflation (end of period)

Inflation surges to near 17-year high in July

Consumer prices rose 1.82% month on month in July, stabilizing from June. The print, which marked a joint seven-month high, came on the back of broadly stable price increases for food and non-alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear, and housing, water, electricity and gas.

Inflation, meanwhile, jumped to the highest level since September 2005, coming in at 19.6% in July (June: 18.6%). Consequently, the trend deteriorated as annual average inflation rose to 16.8% in the month, from 16.5% in June. Lastly, core inflation, which excludes volatile agricultural produce, jumped to 16.3% in July from June’s 15.7%.

FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast panelists expect inflation to average 17.4% in 2022, which is up 0.3 percentage points from last month’s forecast. In 2023, inflation is seen averaging 14.9%.

Nigeria - Inflation (eop) Data

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019  
Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %, eop)9.6  18.6  15.4  11.4  12.0  

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Nigeria Inflation
Note: Inflation, annual average variation of consumer price index (CPI) in %.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Nigeria Facts

Value Change Date
Bond Yield11.100.0 %Dec 31
Exchange Rate306.53.08 %Jan 01
Stock Market0.10.0 %Jan 07

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