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Namibia’s June inflation hits 3.7%, driven by food, alcohol and housing

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Namibia’s annual inflation rate stood at 3.7% in June 2025, with food, alcoholic drinks, and housing costs being the main drivers, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).

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The NSA said these three categories contributed 3.3 percentage points to the overall rate. Food and non-alcoholic beverages alone added 1.3 points, recording an annual inflation rate of 6.4%.

Meat prices rose by 9.8%, fish by 10.3%, vegetables by 10.2%, and oils and fats by 7.1%. Beef prices jumped from 6.0% to 14.6%, mutton/lamb from -1.1% to 10.9%, and pork from 0.0% to 9.4%.

“The increase in the annual inflation rate for meat was mainly reflected in the price levels of biltong, pork, beef, and mutton or lamb,” the NSA said.

Alcohol and tobacco, which make up 12.6% of the inflation basket, recorded an inflation rate of 6.9%, up from 5.3% last year. Prices for white spirits increased from 0.7% to 7.1%, sparkling wines from 2.4% to 7.0%, and pipe tobacco from 9.8% to 15.8%.

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels contributed 1.0 percentage point to the total rate. The inflation rate for this group rose to 4.1%, up from 3.6% the previous year. Rental payments increased from 2.6% to 4.6%, and water-related services rose from 3.4% to 4.2%.

“On a monthly basis, the inflation rate registered an increase of 0.5%, compared to a deflation of 0.4% observed during the previous month,” the NSA said.

Transport recorded a deflation of 2.2%, compared to an 8.3% rise in June 2024, mainly due to falling fuel prices. Petrol and diesel dropped from a 16.0% increase to a 10.0% decrease. Price growth for spare parts slowed from 8.1% to 1.1%.

Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, stood at 4.2%, higher than the overall rate. Goods inflation was 3.4%, while services rose by 4.1%.

Zone 1 had the highest annual inflation at 3.9%, followed by Zone 3 at 3.7% and Zone 2 at 3.3%. Zone 1 includes the northern regions and Zambezi; Zone 2 covers Khomas; and Zone 3 includes southern and coastal regions.

Retail price data shows Zone 2 consumers paid the highest for white bread flour (2.5kg) at N$53.21, followed by Zone 3 at N$51.99. Zone 1 paid the lowest at N$49.66.

For white cake flour (2.5kg), Zone 3 recorded the highest price at N$59.19, Zone 2 at N$57.55, and Zone 1 the lowest at N$52.64.

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