Import prices rose by 2,7% in August 2026, compared to the previous month. This rebound is the result of higher prices for 'mineral products,' which contributed +1,9 percentage points, 'machinery and equipment' (+0,7), 'base metals and articles thereof' (+0,3), and 'plastics and rubber' (+0,2).
However, the decrease in prices of 'vegetable products' (-0,8) mitigated this increase. Compared to August 2025, import prices increased by 1,0%.
In the first eight months of 2026, prices of products purchased abroad decreased by 4,5%, relative to the corresponding period of 2025.
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Core import prices as well as those of volatile products increased by 2,5% and 3,6%, respectively. Year-on-year, core import prices improved by 3,8%, while those of volatile products contracted by 10,3%.
In the first eight months of 2026, average core product prices as well as those of volatile products decreased by 2,9% and 11,5%, respectively, relative to the corresponding period of 2025.
Export prices up by 3,7%
In August 2026, export prices in Senegal rebounded by 3,7% compared to the previous month. This situation, according to the ANSD, is explained by the increase in prices of 'mineral products,' which contributed 2,3 percentage points, 'natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals' (+0,5), 'live animals and animal products' (+0,4), 'chemical industry products' (+0,4), and 'base metals and articles thereof' (+0,2).
However, the ANSD explains that the decline in prices of 'vegetable products' (-0,2) lessened the magnitude of this rise. Compared to August 2025, export prices improved by 13,4%.
In the first eight months of 2026, export prices increased by 12,3%, compared to those of the corresponding period of 2025.
Export prices for core products as well as volatile products increased by 3,3% and 9,0%, respectively, on a monthly basis, during the period under review. Compared to August 2025, they increased by 14,3% and 2,2%, respectively.
In the first eight months of 2025, the average prices of core products improved by 13,6%, unlike those of volatile products which fell by 4,0% relative to the same period of 2025.
Published on 19/10/26 10:38
Mouhamadou Dieng