Windhoek residents are paying N$100.39 for a kilogram of beef stew, which is the cheapest in the country.
This is according to the Namibia Statistics Agency’s December Consumer Price Index report, which was released yesterday.
The report says residents in Zone 1 (the Kavango East, Kavango West, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Zambezi regions) paid N$109.88 for the same amount of beef in March.
Consumers in Zone 3 (the //Kharas, Erongo, Hardap and Omaheke regions) paid N$106.88.
People in Zone 3 paid the highest price for 5kg of maize meal at N$82.19.
They are followed by those in Zone 1 paying at N$78.66, with Windhoek paying the lowest price of N$69.74.
According to the report, Zone 3 recorded the highest rate of inflation at 4.4%, followed by Zone 1 at 4.2% and Zone 2 at 4.1%.
The overall annual inflation for the country in March was 4.2%.
“The largest contributor to annual inflation was the food and non-alcoholic beverages category with 1.2%, followed by housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, contributing 0.9% points, while the category alcoholic beverages and tobacco contributed 0.8% points,” the report reads.
On a monthly basis, inflation rose by 0.5%.
In the Khomas region, the annual inflation rate increased by 4.1%.
“This is a slow increase when compared to 5.1% recorded during the same period of 2024,” the report says.
It says the slowdown in the annual inflation rate emanated mainly in the price levels of services such as transport, recreation and culture, health, hotels, cafes and restaurants, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
In Zone 3, the inflation rate was 4.4% – above the 4.2% national level.
“The increase in the annual inflation rate was mainly observed in the price levels of alcoholic beverages and tobacco,” the report reads.
Meanwhile, Zone 2 recorded increased inflation of 4.1%
According to the report, this is a slow increase when compared to the 5.1% recorded during the same period of 2024.
The slowdown in the annual inflation rate emanated mainly from the same sector as in the Khomas region.
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