Tanzania Inflation Rose to 3.4% in August 2025 with Food Prices Rising 7.7%

The National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania (NBS) announced that the annual headline inflation rate for August 2025 rose to 3.4% from 3.3% in July 2025.

The overall index increased from 115.78 in August 2024 to 119.77 in August 2025.

Between August 2024 and August 2025, the Annual Headline Inflation Rate remained stable, varying between 3.0% and 3.4%.

Food Inflation

The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Inflation Rate for August 2025 rose to 7.7% from 7.6% in July 2025.

Non-Food Inflation

A similar pattern was observed for all items, excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages, which increased to 1.6% in August 2025, from 1.5% recorded in July 2025.

Core Inflation

The Core Index excludes items with volatile prices, namely unprocessed food, energy, and utilities with the exception of maize flour.

By excluding these volatile items from the overall NCPI, policymakers obtain a more stable measure of inflation. The Core Index covers 297 items, representing 73.9% of the total NCPI weight.

In August 2025, the Core Inflation Rate rose to 2.0% from 1.9% in July 2025.

Monthly Consumer Price Index July-August 2025

Between July 2025 and August 2025, the National Consumer Price Index declined from 119.85 to 119.77.

This decrease in the overall index is mainly attributed to the decrease in prices for some food and non-food items.

Food items contributing to the decline included: wheat grains (by 1.1%); finger millet grains (by 0.5%); maize grains (by 1.9%); maize flour (by 0.3%); fresh fish (by 0.3%); groundnuts (by 0.2%); vegetables (by 1.8%); irish potatoes (by 2.7%); sweet potatoes (by 3.3%); cocoyams (by 2.8%); dried beans (by 2.5%); dried lentils (by 4.5%); dried peas (by 2.5%) and cowpeas (by 3.4%).

Changes in Tanzania National Consumer Price Indices (NCPI) for August 2025, (2020 = 100)