Prices received by producers for goods sold in Rwanda rose by 22.2% in September 2026 compared with the same month last year, with food manufacturing accounting for a significant share of the increase, according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) on October 31.
The increase marked a change from August, when annual domestic producer price growth stood at 18.9%. Meanwhile, prices for exported products rose at a slower annual rate of 17.3% in September, down from 25.1% the previous month.
Food manufacturing was one of the main drivers of the increase in domestic producer prices.
Prices in the sector rose by 33.8% compared with September 2025 and by 7.2% from August, contributing 11 percentage points to the annual rise in the domestic Producer Price Index (PPI).
The figures showed that producers supplying the local market experienced faster annual price growth than those selling abroad. On a monthly basis, domestic producer prices increased by 3.2%, compared with just 0.3% for exported products.
Across the economy, the overall Producer Price Index rose by 21.5% compared with September 2025, reflecting increases across several industries, particularly manufacturing.
Manufacturing prices increased by 21.2% annually, with food products, beverages and chemicals among the sectors recording notable rises. Food manufacturing alone accounted for 9.1 percentage points of the overall annual increase.
The mining and quarrying sector recorded a 56.9% annual increase in producer prices, although prices declined by 1.5% compared with August. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply prices also rose by 34.8% over the year.
Manufacturing remained the largest component of the index, meaning price changes in the sector had a greater influence on the overall figures than movements in smaller industries.
The Producer Price Index measures changes in prices received by businesses for goods and services they produce.
Unlike consumer inflation, it tracks prices at the production stage rather than those paid by households.
In a separate report, NISR recorded annual consumer inflation of 17.2% in September, highlighting the distinction between price movements faced by producers and those experienced by consumers.
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