Producer Price Index Report, October 2019
Rwanda’s general Producer Price Index combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 11.82 percent in October 2019. Monthly general PPI increased by 2.02 percent compared to September 2019. Local PPI increased by 17 percent in October 2019, and Export PPI decreased by 2.98 percent in October 2019.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - October 2019
Urban CPI increased by 4.4 percent on annual basis (October 2019 to October 2018) and increased by 0.6 percent on monthly basis (October to September 2019). The annual average inflation rate between October 2019 and October 2018 was 1.4 percent.
Formal external trade in Goods report (September 2019)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 185.17 million in September 2019, an increase of 2.24 percent compared to the previous month of August. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 24.49 percent on the deficit of September 2018.
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity) September 2019
In September 2019, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that, industrial output (formal sector) decreased by 24.2 percent compared to September 2018, against an increase of 2.6 percent on annual average basis.
Producer Price Index Report, September 2019
Rwanda’s general Producer Price Index combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 9.64 percent in September 2019. Monthly general PPI decreased by 2.47 percent compared to August 2019. Local PPI increased by 17.48 in September 2019, and Export PPI decreased by 15.06 in September 2019.
Labour Force Survey Trends-August 2019(Q3)
The sample design of labour force survey presents an advantage of estimating trend of labour market indicators with a higher precision due to its rotational design. In this report, the survey results are compared for February 2019 (Q1), May 2019 (Q2) and August 2019 (Q3). However, tables are presented in most cases with more data points including results of the labour force surveys in the previous year.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - September 2019
Urban CPI increased by 3.1 percent on annual basis (September 2019 to September 2018) and increased by 0.9 percent on monthly basis (September to August 2019). The annual average inflation rate between September 2019 and September 2018 was 1 percent.
Formal external trade in Goods report (August 2019)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 181.11 million in August 2019, a decrease of 0.61percent compared to the previous month of July. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 10.12 percent on the deficit of August 2018.
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity) August 2019
In August 2019, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that, industrial output (formal sector) decreased by 17.0 percent compared to August 2018, against an increase of 6.8 percent on annual average basis.
Producer Price Index Report, August 2019
Rwanda’s general Producer Price Index combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 12.82 percent in August 2019. Monthly general PPI decreased by 1.87 percent compared to July 2019. Local PPI increased by 19.41 in August 2019, and Export PPI decreased by 6.73 in August 2019.