INFLATION WATCH – May 2023
Inflation Watch – A Further Uptick in Inflation for May Nigeria’s inflation for May 2023 increased to 22.41% Y-o-Y (Est. +22.10%), an increase of c.0.19% from 22.22% Y-o-Y recorded in April 2023. Moreso, headline inflation grew at 1.94% M-o-M in…
MPC HIGHLIGHT – MAY 2023
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its 2-day meeting today and raised the benchmark interest rate by 50bps to 18.50%. Please see below, a summary of the committee’s decisions: – MPR…
Q1 2023 GDP Highlights
NIGERIA’S GDP GREW BY 2.31% IN Q1’2023 Nigeria’s Q1 2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.31% Y-o-Y, lower than the 2.85% estimate. Although, the growth rate was lower than 3.52% in Q4’2022 and 3.11% in Q1’2022, the real GDP growth rate…
INFLATION WATCH – April 2023
Inflation Watch – No Case for a Pullback Nigeria’s inflation for April 2023 increased to 22.22% Y-o-Y (Est. +22.10%), an increase of c.0.18% from 22.04% Y-o-Y recorded in March 2023. Again, headline inflation pushed higher at 1.91% M-o-M in April…
INFLATION WATCH – March 2023
Inflation Watch – Reflecting The Known Reality Nigeria’s inflation for March 2023 increased to 22.04% Y-o-Y (Est. +21.80%), an increase of c.0.13% from 21.91% Y-o-Y recorded in February 2023. Moreso, headline inflation printed higher at 1.86% M-o-M…
MPC HIGHLIGHT – MARCH 2023
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its 2-day meeting on March 21, 2023, and raised the benchmark interest rate by 50bps, from 17.50% to 18.00%. Please see below, a summary of the committee’s decisions:…
INFLATION WATCH – February 2023
A slower pace for February’s Valentine Nigeria’s inflation for February 2023 rose to 21.91% Y-o-Y (Est. +21.80%), an increase of c.0.09% from 21.82% Y-o-Y recorded in January 2023. However, the headline inflation slipped to 1.71% M-o-M in February…
Q4 2022 GDP Highlights
NIGERIA’S GDP GREW BY 3.10% IN 2022 •Nigeria’s Q4 2022 and full year 2022 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance reflected a rare silver lining amid the soaring inflationary pressures and high unemployment rate that has befell the economy. The…
INFLATION WATCH – January 2023
Inflation still on the rise, no end in sight. Nigeria’s inflation for January 2023 nudged upward to 21.82% Y-o-Y (Est. +21.30%), an increase of c.0.48% from 21.34% Y-o-Y recorded in December 2022. In addition, the headline inflation grew at 1.87% M-o-M…
INFLATION WATCH – December 2022
Headline Inflation rose to 21.34% in December 2022 Nigeria’s inflation for December 2022 slowed down to 21.34% Y-o-Y (Est. +21.80%), a decline of c.0.13% from 21.47% Y-o-Y recorded in November 2022. In addition, the headline inflation grew at 1.71% M-o-M…
