July inflation soars to 15%

The transport group index increased by 6.1 percent - from 135.1 to 143.2 between the two months. The rise is largely due to the hike in retail pump prices for both diesel and petrol by P1.04 and P1.09 per litre respectively. The fuel price increase lead to an increase in the constituent section index of operation of personal transport, which rose by 9.7 percent.

The continued rise in the annual inflation figure has worsened Botswana's position in the region. Botswana now has the highest inflation in the region excluding crisis-torn Zimbabwe.