Nigeria’s inflation rises to 11.85 percent in November 2019

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Nigeria’s inflation increased by 11.85 percent in November 2019, gaining 0.24 percent points higher than the rate recorded in October 2019 (11.61) percent. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) CPI and Inflation Report for November 2019.

On a month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased by 1.02 percent in November 2019, a 0.05 percent rate lower than the rate recorded in October 2019 (1.07) percent. The report also noted that the urban inflation rate grew by 12.47 percent (year-on-year) in November 2019 from 12.20 percent recorded in October 2019, while the rural inflation rate increased by 11.30 percent in November 2019 from 11.07 percent in October 2019.

“On a month-on-month basis, the urban index rose by 1.07 percent in November 2019, down by 0.08 from 1.15 percent recorded in October 2019, while the rural index also rose by 0.98 0 percent in November 2019, down by 0.01 from the rate recorded in October 2019 (0.99) percent.”

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