Official government statistics show that Lusaka led provincial inflation rates in April 2026, recording an 8.6% year-on-year increase, more than double Luapula Province’s 4% rate for the same period. Of the overall annual inflation rate of 6.8 percent in April 2026, Lusaka Province accounted for the highest contribution at 2.5 percentage points, followed by Copperbelt Province at 1.3 percentage points. Central and Southern Provinces contributed 0.7 percentage points each, while Luapula and Northwestern Provinces recorded the lowest contributions at 0.2 percentage points each. Commenting on the figures in an interview with the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), economic analyst Samuel Lungu...
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