By Sharon Siame
The annual inflation rate for November 2025 has slowed to 10.9 percent, down from 11.9 percent recorded in October 2025.
Zambia Statistics Agency –ZAMSTATS- Acting Statistician General, SHEILAH MUDENDA, says the slowdown is attributed to price movements in non-food items.
Speaking during the November bulletin dissemination in Lusaka today, Ms. MUDENDA said the country recorded a trade surplus of 1.1 billion Kwacha in October 2025, compared to 0.4 billion Kwacha in September 2025.
She said exports, mainly comprising domestically produced goods, increased by 7.9 percent, rising from 28.5 billion Kwacha in September 2025 to 30.8 billion Kwacha in October 2025.
Ms. MUDENDA further stated that traditional export earnings increased by 13.5 percent, from 19.1 billion Kwacha in September 2025 to 21.6 billion Kwacha in October 2025.
She said the increase is mainly due to 14.3 billion Kwacha worth of exports of copper cathodes for electrolytic refining.
