In September 2022, inflation continued to rise to stand at 4.8%, driven by food prices, which have increased by 10% over the past twelve months.
Compared to the previous month, the general level of prices increased by 0.4% in September 2022. Compared to the same month in 2021, prices rose by 7.6%. On average over the past twelve months, prices rose by 4.8%, above the Central African Economic and Monetary Community threshold of 3%. The underlying inflation rate, which does not take into account the prices of petroleum products and domestic gas in particular, was 4.3%.