February 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Record high Inflation Hurting the Poor and Marginalised more

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for February 2021 stood at K8, 512.31. This shows an upward adjustment of K117.99 from the January 2021 basket which was K8, 394.01. The rise in the basket is mainly attributed to price increases in selected food items such as other fruits whose price rose by K312.44 from K225.90 to K538.34 for 14kg, soya pieces moved from K113.09 to K179.50 an increase of K66.41 for 2kg, the price of 10 litres milk increase from K239.9 to K284.26, beans has further increased from K153.92 to K186.14 for 3kg and 3.6 litres of cooking oil increased by K19.13 moving from K134.64 to K153.77. The selected food price increases in the basket were however offset by decreases in some food items. The price of 40kg of vegetables reduced by K117.5 from K561.81 to K444.31, 1kg of kapenta reduced from K354.49 to K278.26 showing a price difference of K76.21, potatoes moved from K106.36 to K65.71 a decline of K40.85 for 4kg, bananas moved from K273.41 to K240.55 a decline of K32.86 for 16kg, the price of tomatoes reduced by K27.35 moving from K100.56 to K73.21, 2 25kg bags of mealie meal showed a reduction of K24.57, from K224.28 to K119.71, pounded groundnuts reduced by K20.76 from 74.62 to K53.86 for 1kg and cassava moved from K112.43 to K91.96 a decline of K20.47 for 6kg other fruits, tomatoes and chicken showed increases ranging between K18.84 and K15.74. The non-food but essential items section did not show much movement in prices.