Consumer Price Index (CPI) - October 2020
Urban CPI increased by 7.2 percent on annual basis (October 2020 to October 2019) and decreased by 0.9 percent on monthly basis (October 2020 to September 2020). The annual average inflation rate between October 2020 and October 2019 was 8.2 percent.
Formal external trade in Goods report (September 2020)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 142.82 million in September 2020, a decrease of 22.66 per cent compared to the previous month of August. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 10.07 per cent on the deficit of September 2019.
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity) September 2020
In September 2020, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that, industrial output (formal sector) increased by 6.1 percent compared to September 2019, against a decrease of 2.3 percent on annual average basis.
Producer Price Index Report,September 2020
Rwanda’s general Producer Price Index combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 5.6 percent in September 2020. Monthly general PPI decreased by 0.9 percent. Local PPI increased by 3.6 percent in September 2020, and Export PPI decreased by 16.9 percent in September 2020.
Labour Force Survey Trends-August 2020(Q3)
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 district level.
Seasonal Agricultural Survey Report - Season B, 2020
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda conducted 2020 Seasonal Agricultural Survey (SAS) for Season B. Data collection was done in 1200 sampled segments and 293 large scale farmers’ holdings. SAS 2020 Season B results estimate agricultural land at 1.39 million hectares (59% of total country land). In 2020 Season B, physical crop cultivated land was 1.1 million ha out of which 1.06 million hectares were used for Seasonal crops in season B, 0.5 million hectares are area under permanent crops, 0.14 million ha under permanent pasture.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - September 2020
Urban CPI increased by 8.9 percent on annual basis (September 2020 to September 2019) and increased by 1 percent on monthly basis (September 2020 to August 2020). The annual average inflation rate between September 2020 and September 2019 was 8 percent.
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity) August 2020
In August 2020, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that, industrial output (formal sector) decreased by 4.3 percent compared to August 2019, against a decrease of 2.4 percent on annual average basis.
Formal External Trade in Goods Statistics report (Q2,2020)
In the second quarter of 2020, Rwanda’s total trade was US$ 1013.36 million, an increase of 0.2 percent over the second quarter of 2019. Exports were US$ 217.21 million, imports were US$ 733.50 million and re-exports were US$ 62.65 million.
Formal external trade in Goods report (August 2020)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 184.67 million in August 2020, an increase of 22.67 per cent compared to the previous month of July. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 2.56 per cent on the deficit of August 2019