{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","slug":"nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=en","title":"Nigeria headline inflation edges down to 15.39% in August","summary":"Nigeria’s year-on-year headline inflation rate eased to 15.39% in August 2026 from 15.43% in July, while monthly inflation slowed to 0.71%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","inflation","food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria","url":"https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/154","publishedAt":"2026-09-15","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation?lang=es"}],"data_types":["table","series"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"august-inflation-rates","type":"table","title":{"tr":"Nijerya enflasyonu, Ağustos 2026","en":"Nigeria inflation, August 2026","ar":"التضخم في نيجيريا، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Inflation au Nigeria, août 2026","es":"Inflación de Nigeria, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"NBS tüketici fiyat endeksinden yıllık ve aylık oranlar.","en":"Year-on-year and monthly rates from the NBS consumer price index.","ar":"المعدلات السنوية والشهرية من مؤشر أسعار المستهلك للمكتب.","fr":"Taux annuels et mensuels tirés de l’indice des prix du NBS.","es":"Tasas interanuales y mensuales del índice de precios de NBS."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynak NBS Ağustos 2026 TÜFE raporu (2024=100 fiyat temeli). Yıllık değişim Ağustos 2026 ile Ağustos 2025'i, aylık değişim Ağustos ile Temmuz 2026'yı karşılaştırır. Çekirdek seri tarım ürünleri ve enerjiyi hariç tutar.","en":"Source: NBS August 2026 CPI report (2024=100 price base). Year-on-year compares August 2026 with August 2025; month-on-month compares August with July 2026. Core excludes farm produce and energy.","ar":"المصدر تقرير المؤشر لشهر أغسطس 2026 (أساس الأسعار 2024=100). تقارن النسبة السنوية أغسطس 2026 بأغسطس 2025، والشهرية أغسطس بيوليو 2026. يستثني المؤشر الأساسي المنتجات الزراعية والطاقة.","fr":"Source : rapport IPC NBS d’août 2026 (base des prix 2024=100). La variation annuelle compare août 2026 à août 2025; la variation mensuelle compare août à juillet 2026. L’indice sous-jacent exclut produits agricoles et énergie.","es":"Fuente: informe IPC de NBS de agosto de 2026 (base de precios 2024=100). La variación interanual compara agosto de 2026 con agosto de 2025; la mensual, agosto con julio de 2026. El índice subyacente excluye productos agrícolas y energía."},"sourceUrls":["https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/154"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T15:21:48Z","columns":[{"key":"indicator","label":{"tr":"Gösterge","en":"Indicator","ar":"المؤشر","fr":"Indicateur","es":"Indicador"},"type":"text","language":"en"},{"key":"value","label":{"tr":"Değer","en":"Value","ar":"القيمة","fr":"Valeur","es":"Valor"},"type":"number"},{"key":"unit","label":{"tr":"Birim","en":"Unit","ar":"الوحدة","fr":"Unité","es":"Unidad"},"type":"text","language":"en"}],"rows":[{"indicator":"Headline inflation, year-on-year","value":15.39,"unit":"%"},{"indicator":"Headline inflation, month-on-month","value":0.71,"unit":"%"},{"indicator":"Food inflation, year-on-year","value":19.57,"unit":"%"},{"indicator":"Core inflation, year-on-year","value":13.29,"unit":"%"},{"indicator":"Consumer Price Index level","value":146.3,"unit":"2024=100"}]},{"id":"headline-annual-inflation-series","type":"series","title":{"tr":"Nijerya: yıllık manşet enflasyon","en":"Nigeria: headline annual inflation","ar":"نيجيريا: التضخم العام السنوي","fr":"Nigeria : inflation annuelle globale","es":"Nigeria: inflación general interanual"},"description":{"tr":"Temmuz ve Ağustos 2026 için yıllık tüketici fiyat değişimi.","en":"Annual consumer price changes for July and August 2026.","ar":"تغيرات أسعار المستهلك السنوية في يوليو وأغسطس 2026.","fr":"Variations annuelles des prix à la consommation en juillet et août 2026.","es":"Variaciones interanuales de precios al consumo en julio y agosto de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"NBS’nin ağustos raporundaki iki aylık yıllık oran karşılaştırmasıdır; aylık enflasyon değildir. İki nokta uzun dönem eğilimi kanıtlamaz.","en":"Two monthly annual-rate observations compared in the NBS August report, not month-on-month inflation. Two points do not establish a long-term trend.","ar":"ملاحظتان شهريتان للمعدل السنوي يقارنهما تقرير أغسطس، وليستا تضخماً شهرياً. ولا تكفي نقطتان لإثبات اتجاه طويل الأجل.","fr":"Deux observations mensuelles du taux annuel comparées dans le rapport NBS d’août, et non l’inflation mensuelle. Deux points ne démontrent pas une tendance de long terme.","es":"Dos observaciones mensuales de la tasa interanual comparadas en el informe NBS de agosto, no inflación mensual. Dos puntos no demuestran una tendencia a largo plazo."},"sourceUrls":["https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/154"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T14:40:19+00:00","unit":"percent","measure":{"id":"headline-cpi-yoy-rate","unitCode":"percent","geography":"nigeria","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"points":[{"period":"2026-07","value":15.43,"basis":"observed"},{"period":"2026-08","value":15.39,"basis":"observed"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"august-inflation-rates","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null},{"id":"headline-annual-inflation-series","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"august-inflation-rates","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation/data/august-inflation-rates?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation/data/august-inflation-rates?lang=en&format=csv"}},{"id":"headline-annual-inflation-series","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation/data/headline-annual-inflation-series?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-august-2026-inflation/data/headline-annual-inflation-series?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate was 15.39% year on year in August 2026, compared with 15.43% in July and 23.14% in August 2025. The month-on-month rate was 0.71%, down from 1.57% in July. The agency said the consumer price index rose to 146.3 from 145.3 in the preceding month.","Food inflation was 19.57% year on year and core inflation, defined by NBS as all items less farm produce and energy, was 13.29%. The CPI uses 2024 as its price reference period and 2023 for expenditure weights, drawing on prices from selected outlets across Nigeria’s states and the Federal Capital Territory, urban and rural. A lower inflation rate means prices rose more slowly on average; it does not mean the overall price level fell."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Nigeria’s year-on-year headline inflation rate eased to 15.39% in August 2026 from 15.43% in July, while monthly inflation slowed to 0.71%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.\n\nThe National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate was 15.39% year on year in August 2026, compared with 15.43% in July and 23.14% in August 2025. The month-on-month rate was 0.71%, down from 1.57% in July. The agency said the consumer price index rose to 146.3 from 145.3 in the preceding month.\n\nFood inflation was 19.57% year on year and core inflation, defined by NBS as all items less farm produce and energy, was 13.29%. The CPI uses 2024 as its price reference period and 2023 for expenditure weights, drawing on prices from selected outlets across Nigeria’s states and the Federal Capital Territory, urban and rural. A lower inflation rate means prices rose more slowly on average; it does not mean the overall price level fell.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}