The recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the headline inflation rate in October 2023, increased to 27.33% relative to the September 2023 headline inflation rate which was 26.72%.
Looking at the movement, the October 2023 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.61% points when compared to the September 2023 headline inflation rate.
Furthermore, on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 6.24% points higher compared to the rate recorded in October 2022, which was (21.09%).
This shows that the headline inflation rate (year-on-year basis) increased in October 2023 when compared to the same month in the preceding year (i.e., October 2022).