Mozambique’s month-on-month inflation rose by 0.22 percent in March, easing from February’s 0.68 percent increase as the economy recovered from flooding-related disruptions that had cut off major transport routes and strained supply chains.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) said on Monday that food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed the largest share to the monthly variation, accounting for 0.11 percentage points.
Price increases were recorded across several categories, including tomatoes (five percent), onions (4.1 percent), cabbage (2.2 percent), charcoal (2.2 percent), motorbikes (1.8 percent), new light motor vehicles (6.4 percent) and restaurant meals (0.7 percent).
Together, these items drove the overall monthly rise in the Consumer Price Index.
Flooding between mid-January and early February had severely disrupted traffic on National Roads 1 and 2, affecting more than 700,000 people and pushing up costs.
The March slowdown suggests supply chains are stabilising although inflationary pressures remain.
INE data shows cumulative inflation for the first quarter of 2026 stood at 2.16 percent, with the year-on-year rate standing at 3.37 percent.
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