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Last release
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Observation period
Jul 2024
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Forecast
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Highest
148.60POINT on Jul 31, 2022
Lowest
103.60POINT on Nov 30, 2015
About Afghanistan Consumer Price Index
In Afghanistan, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is divided into two main groups: Food Items, accounting for 61.3 percent of total CPI and Non-Food Items making up the remaining 38.7 percent. The most important food items are: bread and cereals (28 percent), meat (6 percent), milk, cheese and eggs (5.6 percent) and oil and fats (5.3 percent). The non-food items are mainly composed of: housing (17.2 percent), clothing (7.2 percent), household goods (7 percent), transportation (2.3 percent), and health (2 percent).
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) gauges the general fluctuation in consumer prices by tracking a diverse selection of goods and services over time. Widely embraced as the primary indicator of inflation, it is closely monitored by policymakers, businesses, and other market participants.
Core CPI captures the variations in the prices of goods and services, but unlike CPI, it excludes those originating from the food and energy sectors. Core CPI helps to determine the influence of increasing prices on consumer income.
The highest Afghanistan Consumer Price Index ever is 148.60 POINT.
The lowest Afghanistan Consumer Price Index ever is 103.60 POINT.
Last month Afghanistan Consumer Price Index was 126.20 POINT, and the month before that it reached 128.50 POINT.