Kinshasa, September 30th, 2025 (CPA).– Food products and non-alcoholic beverages contributed to national inflation in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a rate of 84.863%, according to an economic report for members of the government concerning the household consumer price index, consulted by the CPA on Tuesday. ‘Contribution of household consumption functions to the variation in the index. The following products contributed significantly to national inflation.
These are food products and non-alcoholic beverages with 84.863% and transport with 15.137%,’ the report said. According to the source, in the week of September 15th to 20th, 2025 compared to the week of September 22nd to 27th, there was a 0.046% increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages, particularly bread and cereals, meat also rose by 0.102%, and vegetables rose by 0.117%.‘Fish rose by 0.065%, oil and fats rose by 0.055%, and transport rose by 0.180%,’ the document states.