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#ChartoftheDay: Nigeria’s Inflationary Trend Movement (2020-2021)

Nigeria’s inflation rate continues to decline according to the CBN inflation data. The headline inflation rate as of October 2021 stands at 15.99%, maintaining a steady decline from March 2021 when it was 18.17%. The food inflation rate and core inflation rate stand at 18.34% and 13.24% respectively of October 2021.

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Khadijat Kareem ,

November 18th, 2021

Nigeria’s inflation rate continues to decline according to the CBN inflation data. The headline inflation rate as of October 2021 stands at 15.99%, maintaining a steady decline from March 2021 when it was 18.17%. The food inflation rate and core inflation rate stand at 18.34% and 13.24% respectively of October 2021. 

However, the decrease in the headline, food, and core inflation over time is not reflective of people’s realities as a Dataphyte report has explained.

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#ChartoftheDay: Nigeria’s Inflationary Trend Movement (2020-2021)

Nigeria’s inflation rate continues to decline according to the CBN inflation data. The headline inflation rate as of October 2021 stands at 15.99%, maintaining a steady decline from March 2021 when it was 18.17%. The food inflation rate and core inflation rate stand at 18.34% and 13.24% respectively of October 2021.