Fortnightly Statistics
RELEASE CALENDAR FOR THE STATISTICS FORTNIGHTLY 2025
Volume No. |
Issue No. |
Fortnight Ending |
Date of Release |
|
32 |
01 |
10-Jan-25 |
21-Jan-25 |
32 |
02 |
24-Jan-25 |
04-Feb-25 |
32 |
03 |
07-Feb-25 |
18-Feb-25 |
32 |
04 |
21-Feb-25 |
04-Mar-25 |
32 |
05 |
07-Mar-25 |
18-Mar-25 |
32 |
06 |
21-Mar-25 |
01-Apr-25 |
32 |
07 |
04-Apr-25 |
15-Apr-25 |
32 |
08 |
18-Apr-25 |
29-Apr-25 |
32 |
09 |
02-May-25 |
13-May-25 |
32 |
10 |
16-May-25 |
27-May-25 |
32 |
11 |
30-May-25 |
10-Jun-25 |
32 |
12 |
13-Jun-25 |
24-Jun-25 |
32 |
13 |
27-Jun-25 |
8-Jul-25 |
32 |
14 |
11-Jul-25 |
22-Jul-25 |
32 |
15 |
25-Jul-25 |
05-Aug-25 |
32 |
16 |
08-Aug-25 |
19-Aug-25 |
32 |
17 |
22-Aug-25 |
02-Sep-25 |
32 |
18 |
05-sep-25 |
16-Sep-25 |
32 |
19 |
19-Sep-25 |
30-Sep-25 |
32 |
20 |
03-Oct-25 |
14-Oct-25 |
32 |
21 |
17-Oct-25 |
28-Oct-25 |
32 |
22 |
31-Oct-25 |
11-Nov-25 |
32 |
23 |
14-Nov-25 |
25-Nov-25 |
32 |
24 |
28-Nov-25 |
9-Dec-25 |
32 |
25 |
12-Dec-25 |
23-Dec-25 |
32 |
26 |
26-Dec-25 |
06-Jan-26 |
STATISTICS FORTNIGHTLY
FORTNIGHT ENDING AUGUST 22, 2025
HIGHLIGHTS??
- The Bank of Zambia weekly average mid-exchange rate depreciated by 0.74 percent to K23.29 per US Dollar from K23.12 per US Dollar recorded in the previous fortnight.
- The weighted average Treasury bill yield rate reduced to 13.56 percent from 13.62 percent in the fortnightly ending August 8, 2025. The yield rate on the 182 days rose to 12.50 percent from 12.00 percent while yield rates on the 91 days, 273 days and 364 days remained unchanged at 11.50 percent,13.50 percent and 14.50 percent, respectively.
- Currency in circulation reduced by 1.03 percent in the week ending August 22, 2025 to K22,181.79 million from K22,413.30 million in the week ending August 8, 2025.
- The Lusaka Indicative Consumer Price Index rose by 0.04 percent in the period ending August 13, 2025 compared to a reduction of 0.38 percent in the fortnight ending July 30, 2025.
- The weekly average copper price on the London Metal Exchange (LME) increased by 0.45 percent in the week ending August 22, 2025 to $9,733.30 from $9,689.60 per tonne recorded in the week ending August 8, 2025.
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E-mail: info@boz.zm
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