The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has released building materials price indexes, producer price index for Agriculture for the third quarter of 2021. Pindula News presents the ZIMSTAT report.
Building Materials Price Index— Third Quarter 2021
The Building Materials Price Index #BMPI quarterly rate of change in September 2021 was 13.80 per cent gaining 5.12 percentage points on the June 2021 rate of 8.68 per cent.
The year-on-year Building Materials Price Index #BMPI rate of change stood at 42.11 per cent in September 2021.
The #BMPI for the month ending September 2021 stood at 2 036.48 compared to 1,789.60 in June 2021 and 1 432.99 in September 2020.
Producer Price Index for Agriculture -Third Quarter 2021
The month on month rate of change in September 2021 was 9.56 per cent gaining 1.77 percentage points on the August 2021 rate of 7.79 per cent.
The year-on-year Producer Price Index for Agriculture #PPIA rate of change stood at 66.94 per cent in September 2021. The #PPIA for the month ending September 2021 stood at 177.94 compared to 162.42 in August 2021 and 106.59 in September 2020.
Producer Price Index-Third Quarter 2021
The month-on-month rate of change in September 2021 was 0.07 per cent shedding 0.31 percentage points on the August 2021 rate of 0.38 per cent. The year-on-year Producer Price Index #PPI rate of change stood at 39.20 per cent in September 2021.
The #PPI for the month ending September 2021 stood at 4 934.66 compared to 4 931.12 in August 2021 and 3 545.14 in September 2020.