DRC: the national inflation in the second week of November stood at 0.009%

Kinshasa, November 18^th, 2025 (CPA). -The national inflation in the second week of November 2025 is established at 0.009%, according to a note to the members of the economic committee of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) concerning the evolution of the household consumer price index, CPA has learned on Tuesday in a press release. « In the second week of November 2025, the national inflation rate for the week is established at 0.009% compared to 0.016% the previous week, and at 0.005% compared to 0.011% a week earlier in Kinshasa. Cumulatively, the inflation rate has reached 1.451% nationally and 1.336% in Kinshasa, » it is read in the note. According to the same document, the annualised inflation rate stands at 1.642% nationally and 1.511% in Kinshasa. Year-on-year, it has reached 2.327% nationally and 2.265% in Kinshasa. According to the source, the rise in prices during the week is due to the contribution of cereals and vegetables in particular. Contribution of household consumption functions to the change in the index. Furthermore, this note to the members of the government’s economic committee on the evolution of the household consumer price index in the second week of November 2025 has indicated that, due to their respective weight, certain household consumption functions have contributed significantly to the national inflation rate. These include food and non-alcoholic beverages, which are established at 105.640%.