Uganda’s annual headline inflation for the 12 months ending June 2025 has risen to 3.9%, up from 3.8% the previous month, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) announced on Monday, 30th June 2025.
According to Samuel Echoku, UBOS Head of Macro Statistics, the increase was largely driven by annual food crop inflation, which reached 4.7% in June 2025, compared to 4.3% in May.
“This was mainly due to rising prices of dry beans (12.1%, up from 9.2% in May), plantains (locally known as matooke), which surged by 37.7% (up from 29.8%), passion fruit (5.3%, up from -2.3%), and Irish potatoes (-0.6%, compared to -5.5% in May),” read part of the UBOS press statement.
Meanwhile, annual core inflation remained steady at 4.2%, unchanged from May. The key driver, according to UBOS, was annual services inflation, which held at 4.7% in June, mirroring May’s figures. This was primarily influenced by outpatient care services inflation, which jumped
Restaurant and accommodation services inflation also edged up from 4.6% in May to 4.7% in June. However, annual other goods inflation dipped slightly from 3.8% to 3.7%, attributed to a decline in sugar prices (from 4.0% in May to 3.9%).
Additionally, rice prices rose by 7.6% in June (up from 3.7% in May), while maize flour prices surged from 7.4% to 12.6%.
The annual energy, fuel, and utilities (EFU) inflation decreased to -0.2% in June (from -0.9% in May), largely due to falling firewood prices (down to 7.8% from 8.4%).
Kerosene prices widely used in rural areas for lighting and cooking dropped further to -4.1% (from -4.0% in May). However, charcoal prices spiked from 2.6% to 4.6%, with a sack now retailing at Shs 80,000.
Diesel prices fell by -4.7% (from -6.0% in May), while liquefied propane gas (LPG) prices dropped by -4.9% (from -6.4%).
The construction sector saw a surprising dip in annual inflation, with non-residential building construction slowing to 0.7% (from 1.0% in April) and residential buildings declining to 0.7% (from 1.0%).