Forty-two (42) percent of all employed persons in Zimbabwe earned less than US$ 138 monthly wage in the fourth quarter (Q4) to December 2023, reflecting deepening anguish for majority of workers, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show. The 2023-Q4 quarterly labor force
Zimbabwe’s inflation soared to 74.5 percent during the month of June, accelerating by 58.8 percentage points on May inflation rate of 15.7 percent as authorities struggled with exchange rate pressures. The Zimbabwe dollar lost over 30 percent of its value in June alone, putting prices in
Zimbabwe’s monthly inflation accelerated by 0.1 percent in March from its February rate of -1.6 percent as the weakening Zimbabwe dollar combined with external forces undermining the USD currency weighs. The local currency has depreciated by 2.5 percent since the beginning of March to date exerting
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has released the latest petroleum prices for December which have been reviewed downwards by US$ 0.03 for diesel and US$ 0.05 for petrol ahead of festive season. Fuel prices are adjusted monthly due to factors including global oil prices and
A telephonic survey conducted by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) in partnership with the World Bank and UNICEF has revealed that half of the population in Zimbabwe faced extreme poverty in 2020 owing to a combination of increase in prices of basic commodities and the
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has announced that it will use mobile electronic gadgets in the upcoming fifth Population and Housing Census to be held in August 2022. Zimstat has already adopted technology for the Cartographic Census Mapping exercise currently underway. The cartographic census mapping exercise
Month-on-month inflation for December as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 0.91 percent slower than the previous month of November closing at 16.55 percent, latest data from Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) shows. The CPI for the month ending December 2019 stood
Significant price increases have been noted throughout the country during the month of September according to a survey by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency ( Zimstats) In its latest survey, Zimstats says households are paying more for meat, liquid fuels and other goods. Economist Trust Chikohora says
The recent draft report by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) based on an in-depth analysis of the negative impacts of fluctuating platinum prices on the economy revealed that data secrecy is hindering applied research in Zimbabwe. By Byron Mutingwende Speaking during the
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