1. INFLATION (last update: August 2019)
Contents:
1. Annual CPI Inflation
2. Inflation of Selected CPI Components
3. Botswana and Other Trading Partner’s Inflation

2. 1. ANNUAL CPI INFLATION, HEADLINE & CORE1,2
1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) currently comprises a basket of 400 items divided into 51 sections covering goods and services. The weights in the basket, which was last revised in December 2018.
2. Two measure of core inflation are currently published: the “trimmed mean”, which excludes more volatile price movements, and “core by exclusion”, which removes the impact of changes in administered prices.
Source: Statistics Botswana

3. 2. INFLATION FOR SELECTED CPI COMPONENTS1
1. The CPI components shown in this chart are selected on the basis of their importance in influencing recent inflation trends, due to their weight in the CPI basket and/or the magnitude of price movements.
Source: Statistics Botswana

4. 3. BOTSWANA AND OTHER TRADING PARTNERS’ INFLATION
Source: Statistics Botswana and Bank of Botswana