In August, headline inflation fell to 2.6 percent from 2.7 percent in July. According to the latest data from Statistics Botswana, inflation fell for several commodity groups, including: alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 2.1 to 2.0 percent); clothing and footwear (from 6.7 to 6.2 percent); furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance (from 2.8 to 2.6 percent); health (from 2.8 to 2.7 percent); education (from 3.8 to 3.6 percent); restaurants and hotels (from 3.9 to 3.8 percent); and miscellaneous goods and services (from 7.5 to 7.4 percent). However, this was partly offset by rising inflation for: food and non-alcoholic beverages (from 2.7 to 2.9 percent); transport (from -2.9 to -2.8 percent); and recreation and culture (from 1.7 to 1.8 percent). Inflation was unchanged for: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (5.6 percent); and communication (zero percent).  

The trimmed mean measure of core inflation fell from 2.5 to 2.4 percent, while inflation excluding administered prices remained unchanged at 3.6 percent.