Rwanda's overall inflation rate rose to 15.9% in August 2026 from 13.8% in July, reaching its highest level since September 2023 and accelerating for a fifth consecutive month. Strong price pressures came from communications at 27.6%, transportation at 27.5%, housing and utilities at 19.9%, food and non-alcoholic beverages at 16.7%, and restaurants and hotels at 13.7%. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index (CPI), a measure of household price changes, increased 2.6%, its steepest rise in four months, after advancing 0.3% in July.