Ndalama Yathu
Macro

Maize prices ease but transport and rentals keep core CPI sticky

The 0.6 ppt drop is welcome. Economists say the underlying picture is harder.

Steve Banda  Senior writer
3 May 2026
5 min

Headline CPI fell to 28.5 percent year-on-year in April, but core inflation is barely moving.

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Steve Banda

Senior writer

Steve writes long-form features on the real economy - from tobacco floors to power plants to the M1 corridor.

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