Consumer prices in Tete, Mozambique, rose 9.20% from a year earlier in October 2026, compared with 4.66% in Maputo, according to a bulletin dated 9 November from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The gap was 4.54 percentage points. The institute’s combined consumer price index for eight collection centres increased 6.32% year on year.
Inflation also exceeded 8% in Inhambane province, at 8.98%, and in Xai-Xai, at 8.68%. Nampula followed at 6.46%, ahead of Beira at 6.25%, Chimoio at 5.94% and Quelimane at 5.77%. These differences matter to the combined measure: Maputo carries a 29.60% weight in the index, compared with 9.74% for Tete.
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Source: Mozambique INE, October 2026 CPI, 9 November release, page 3, eight price-collection centres.
| Category | % |
|---|---|
| Tete | 9.2 |
| Inhambane (province) | 8.98 |
| Xai-Xai | 8.68 |
| Nampula | 6.46 |
| Beira | 6.25 |
| Chimoio | 5.94 |
| Quelimane | 5.77 |
| Maputo | 4.66 |
Transport prices jump 15.06% over twelve months
Across the eight centres, transport prices increased 15.06% compared with October 2025, while food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 8.56%. The increases affect two major areas of household spending, from travel to everyday food purchases.
Since December 2025, the overall price level has climbed 5.50%. Transport contributed 2.14 percentage points to that cumulative increase, while food contributed 1.85 points, INE figures show. These contributions to the overall index differ from the annual inflation rates of the two categories.
Food leads October’s monthly increase
In October alone, the combined index rose 0.48%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed 0.29 percentage points to the monthly change. The institute reported price increases of 9.8% for lettuce, 5.7% for onions and 2.8% for fresh fish between September and October.
Monthly inflation was highest in Inhambane province at 1.18%, followed by Xai-Xai at 0.69% and Tete at 0.68%. Prices rose 0.57% in Maputo, while Nampula and Chimoio each recorded a 0.21% increase. The monthly ranking therefore differs from the twelve-month figures.
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Source: Mozambique INE, October 2026 CPI, 9 November release, page 3, monthly centre-level movements.
| Category | % |
|---|---|
| Inhambane (province) | 1.18 |
| Xai-Xai | 0.69 |
| Tete | 0.68 |
| Maputo | 0.57 |
| Quelimane | 0.43 |
| Beira | 0.29 |
| Nampula | 0.21 |
| Chimoio | 0.21 |
The INE’s consumer price index uses 2023 as its base year and household spending weights drawn from the 2022 family budget survey. Fresh-food prices are collected weekly in markets, while most other goods and services are surveyed monthly. Each of the eight collection centres has a distinct weight in the combined measure.