Praia, 20 October (Inforpress) – Prices of imported products increased by 5.9% in September 2026 compared to the previous month, while those of exported products increased by 5.3%, according to the results of the foreign trade price index.
Based on data published by The National Institute of Statistics (INE)The monthly price change for imported products increased by 7.7 percentage points compared to August, when it showed a negative change of 1.8%.
Export prices rose by 7.9 percentage points compared to the previous month, from a negative change of 2.6% in August to a positive change of 5.3% in September.
For imports, the price index was 161.3 points, compared with 152.4 points the previous month. This increase is mainly due to price increases in intermediate goods categories, up 11.1%, fuel, up 6.1%, and consumer goods, up 4.7%.
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