Formal external trade in Goods report (Q1,2021)
In the first quarter of 2021, Rwanda’s total trade was US$ 1040.19 million, a decrease of 14 percent over the first quarter of 2020. Exports were US$ 161.83 million, imports were US$ 769.77 million and re-exports were US$ 108.59 million.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - May 2021
Urban CPI decreased by 0.1 percent on annual basis (May 2021 and May 2020) and decreased by 0.5 percent on monthly basis (May 2021 to April 2021). The annual average inflation rate between May 2021 to May 2020 was 4.9 percent.
Labour Force Survey 2020, Thematic Report, Gender
This report is the result of the analysis of Labour Force Survey 2020. It sets out a broad overview of trends and gender gaps, including gaps in labour force participation rates, employment-to-population ratios and unemployment rates, along with differences in labour market status and the type of activities that men and women perform in the labour market, hours spent in paid and unpaid work and sectoral and occupational segregation. It also discusses the extent to which these factors account for gender gaps in wages and social protection.
Labour Force Survey Trends-February 2021(Q1)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) programme collect data on employment and labour underutilization characteristics of the population on a continuous basis, providing quarterly estimates of the main labour force aggregates with sufficient precision at the National level since 2016.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - April 2021
Urban CPI increased by 2.4 percent on annual basis (April 2021 and April 2020) and increased by 0.2 percent on monthly basis (April 2021 to March 2021). The annual average inflation rate between April 2021 to April 2020 was 5.7 percent.
Statistical YearBook 2020
The Annual Statistical Yearbook, 2020 is published to provides readers with the now available and disaggregated (where applicable) data of Rwanda in various sectors including Health; Education; Environment; Agriculture; Water and Energy (production and consumption); Transportation and Communication; Travel and Tourism; Income, Expenditure and Wealth; Banking, Insurance and Finance; Business and Trade; Law Enforcement, Courts and Order.
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity),March 2021
In March 2021, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that, industrial output (formal sector) increased by 37.3 percent compared to March 2020, against a decrease of 6.4 percent on annual average basis.
Producer Price Index Report,March 2021
Rwanda’s general Producer Price Index combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 3.9 percent in March 2021. Monthly general PPI increased by 0.8 percent. Local PPI increased by 3.8 percent in March 2021, while Export PPI increased by 6 percent in March 2021.
Rwanda Household Survey 2019/2020
Every three years, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) conducts an Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV). The sixth EICV was designed in the same way as the previous rounds of EICV cross-sectional surveys, to provide information on Rwandan household living conditions. Initially, the survey was supposed to cover 12 months, from October 2019 to October 2020. However, due to Covid-19 and the restrictions that were put in place, conducting EICV6 was not possible.
Formal external trade in Goods report (March 2021)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 193.43 million in March 2021, an increase of 12.73 per cent compared to the previous month of February 2021. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 1.74 per cent on the deficit of March 2020.