Tag: Consumer Price Index

Nigeria’s Inflation eases to 8.2% in August 2013

ALL ITEMS INDEX In August, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation rose by 8.2 per cent year-on-year, 0.5 percentage points lower from the 8.7 percent recorded July. Rates continue to hold steady in the single digit range since the beginning of the year. In August, the rate of […]

Nigeria: Inflation Rise By 9.5% in Feb’ 2013

In February 2013, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, rose by 9.5 per cent year-on-year (compared to 9.0 per cent in January). Relative to January, the rise in the headline index could be attributed to increases in farm produce prices due to limited supplies as the toll of […]