Luanda, July 8, 2026 (Lusa) — Inflation in Angola stood at 10.11% in June, compared with 19.73% in the same month last year, continuing its downward trend for the 23rd consecutive month, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCN) showed a slowdown of 0.76 percentage points compared with the previous month and of 9.62 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

The ‘Transport’ category recorded the highest price increase, with a year-on-year change of 15.4%, followed by “Education”, at 13.4%, “Housing, water, electricity and fuels”, at 11.14%, and “Food and non-alcoholic beverages”, at 10.73%.

Although it was not the category with the highest rise, “Food and non-alcoholic beverages” contributed most to the overall price level, with 6.53 percentage points, equivalent to 64.58% of the inflation recorded for the month.

This was followed by “Transport”, at 0.73 percentage points, “Miscellaneous goods and services”, at 0.54 percentage points, and “Health”, at 0.46 percentage points, with the remaining categories making smaller contributions.

At provincial level, Cabinda recorded the highest price change, at 15.22%, followed by Malanje, at 12.93%, and Moxico, at 11.66%.

Conversely, the provinces with the lowest price changes were Huambo, at 7.53%, Lunda Norte, at 7.65%, and Cunene, at 7.75%.

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