DRC: the national inflation stands at 0.192% in the second week of August 2026

Kinshasa, August 27^th, 2026 (CPA).– The Weekly inflation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has settled at 0.192% during the fourth week of July 2026, compared with 0.216% the previous week, according to a note from the Government’s Economic Monitoring Committee received on Thursday by CPA. “In the fourth week of July 2026, the national inflation for the week stood at 0.192%, compared with 0.216% the previous week, and at 0.184% compared with 0.207% a week earlier in Kinshasa,” it is read. Beyond these fluctuations, the cumulative inflation has reached 6.466% at national level. In Kinshasa, this figure stands at 6.464%. According to this document on trends in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for households, annualized inflation stands at 10.260% nationally and 10.256% in Kinshasa. By contrast, on a year-on-year basis, it has reached 3.331% nationally and 2.992% in Kinshasa. At the same time, the government experts have specified that the rise in prices observed during this period is due to the contribution of several categories of consumer expenditure, notably vegetables, tubers, oils and fats, fish, meat, school uniforms and school supplies. Other categories of household consumption have also influenced this change, notably transport services, routine household cleaning products, pharmaceutical products, catering services and recreational services.ACP/