Inflationary pressures on food products did not subside in September (+10.4% on average over the past twelve months), while the cost of restaurant and hotel services rose by 1.9% in one month.
Compared to the previous month, consumer prices rose by 0.4% in September 2022. Compared to the same month in 2021, the overall price level increased by 6.9%. On average over the past twelve months, prices spiked by 4.4%, 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 4.0%.