Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE headline annual inflation rate, which reflects overall price changes across all goods and services in the economy, increased to 3.2% during the reviewed period from 3.4% in December 2024, showing a slight decrease in the cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was revealed in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) bulletin for December 2025, released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, the inflation rate of 3.2% recorded in December 2025 was mainly driven by high costs in \u2018Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels\u2019, which contributed 1.1 percentage points, followed by \u2018Food and non-alcoholic beverages\u2019 and \u2018Alcoholic beverages and tobacco\u2019, with each contributing 0.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The highest annual inflation changes were observed in \u2018Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels\u2019 (4.5%); \u2018Education\u2019 and \u2018Recreation and culture\u2019 recorded 4.3% respectively; while \u2018Hotels, caf\u00e9s and restaurants\u2019 recorded 4.2%, and \u2018Alcoholic beverages and tobacco\u2019 recorded 3.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In December 2025, the annual inflation rate for the component consisting of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, which makes up 28.4% of the consumer basket, was 4.5%, up from 4.4% in December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In December 2025, the annual inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic drinks, which make up 16.5% of the NCPI basket, was 2.6%, compared to 5.9% during the same period in 2024. During the period under review, this category experienced a monthly deflation of 0.2%, as opposed to 0.0% in the preceding month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The transport category, whose weight in the consumer basket is 14.3%, recorded an annual inflation rate of 2.0% in December 2025, compared to a deflation of 1.4% observed in December 2024. The increase was reflected in the subcomponent of \u2018Operation of personal transport equipment\u2019 (from -3.4% to 2.4%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The zonal inflation rates for December 2025 revealed that Zone 2 (Khomas Region) recorded the highest annual inflation rate at 3.3%, followed by Zone 3 (\/\/Kharas, Erongo, Hardap and Omaheke regions) at 3.2%, while Zone 1 (Kavango East, Kavango West, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Zambezi regions) registered the lowest annual inflation rate at 3.0%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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