30.11.202509:03:01UTC+00Rwanda Producer Prices Rise the Least in 5 Months

Producer prices in Rwanda saw a 6.8% increase in October 2025 compared to the same month the previous year. This marks a slowdown from the 13.5% rise observed in September and represents the eleventh consecutive month of producer inflation. Notably, this is the most modest annual increase since May. The growth in manufacturing prices decelerated to 6.2% from 14.5% in September, and gains in the mining and quarrying sector slowed to 0.8% from 1.0%. Meanwhile, the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector maintained a steady price growth rate of 34.8%. In contrast, prices within the water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities sectors remained unchanged. On a month-to-month basis, producer prices experienced a decline of 0.8% in October, reversing a 2.5% increase in September, which had been the fastest rise in four months.