The annual headline inflation rate in Tanzania increased to 3.5% in October 2025, while annual food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rose to 7.4%. Between September and October 2025, the overall National Consumer Price Index decreased to 119.63, driven mainly by price decreases in various food items like dried peas (by -3.1%) and non-food items such as petrol (by -1.9%) and diesel (by -1.6%).
The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Inflation Rate for October 2025 has increased to 7.4% from 7.0% in September 2025. Non-Food Inflation In contrast, all items excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages recorded a stagnation at 1.9% in October 2025, as it was recorded in September 2025. Core Inflation The Core Index excludes items with volatile prices, namely unprocessed food, energy, and utilities with the exception of maize flour, to obtain a more stable measure of inflation.
The Core Index covers 297 items, representing 73.9% of the total NCPI weight. In October 2025, Core Inflation Rate has slightly decreased to 2.1% from 2.2% that was recorded in September 2025. Monthly Consumer Price Index September-October 2025 Between September 2025 and October 2025, the National Consumer Price Index decreased from 119.86 to 119.63.
This decrease in the overall index is mainly attributed to the decrease of prices for some food and non-food items. Food items contributing to the decrease included: sorghum grains (by 1.0%), finger millet grains (by 2.5%), maize grains (by 1.3%), bread and bakery products (by 2.5%), meat of poultry (by 2.7%), dried sardines (by 1.9%), vegetables (by 0.7%), cooking bananas (by 1.3%), dried beans (by 3.1%), dried lentils (by 1.0%), dried peas (by 3.1%) and dried cowpeas (by 0.4%).
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