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Tanzania Inflation Stayed at 3.3% in July 2025 with Food Prices Rising 7.6% Led by Dried Sardines up 5.3%

Tanzania’s annual headline inflation remained at 3.3% in July 2025, with food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rising to 7.6% from 7.3% in June. In contrast, the annual inflation rate for all items excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages fell to 1.5% from 1.7%.
August 14, 2025
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TANZANIA ANNUAL INFLATION RATE JULY 2025

The National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania (NBS) announced that the annual headline inflation rate for July 2025 remained at 3.3%, unchanged from June 2025.

The overall index rose from 116.30 in June 2024 to 120.18 in June 2025.

Food Inflation

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The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Inflation Rate for July 2025 rose to 7.6% from 7.3% in June 2025.

Non-Food Inflation

In contrast, the annual inflation rate for all items excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased to 1.5% in July 2025, from 1.7% recorded in June 2025.

Core Inflation

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

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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 July 2025, the Core Inflation Rate remained unchanged at 1.9 percent, the same as in June 2025.

Monthly Consumer Price Index June-July 2025

Between June 2025 and July 2025, the National Consumer Price Index declined from 120.18 to 119.85. This decrease in the overall index is mainly attributed to a decrease in prices for some food and non-food items.

Food items contributing to the decline included: rice (by 1.0%), sorghum grains (by 0.5%), industrially bred live chicken (by 1.4%), boneless beef (by 2.0%), fresh fish (by 0.6%), dried sardines (by 5.3%), oils and fats (by 0.5%), fruits (by 1.1%), vegetables (by 1.3%), sweet potatoes (by 2.5%), fresh cassava (by 4.4%), dried beans (by 1.2%), dried lentils (by 0.3%), and dried peas (by 1.7%).

Non-food items contributing to the decline included: women’s garments (by 0.3%); maintenance products and materials for dwellings such as paints, cement, corrugated iron sheets, and tiles (by 0.2%); kerosene (by 5.3%); wood charcoal (by 3.4%); diesel (by 2.0%); petrol (by 0.7%); mobile telephone handsets (by 0.3%); and recreational, sporting, and cultural goods and services (by 0.2%).

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

Changes in Tanzania National Consumer Price Indices (NCPI) for July 2025

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