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Down on Paper, Up in Reality: #Ethiopia’s Inflation Paradox According to the latest #CPI, Ethiopia’s inflation fell to 9.4% in March 2026, down from 14.7% in April 2025 and 9.7% in December 2025. Food inflation stood at 11% and non-food inflation at 7%, reflecting a sustained downward trend. However, the lived reality tells a very different story. Prices of basic goods have surged sharply: coffee is up 95%, while teff and wheat have risen by more than 60%. Imported essentials are even harder hit, with cooking oil and sugar up by 150%. Fuel prices also climbed about 50% from October 2024 to March 2026. Want to understand why official data points to disinflation while markets scream otherwise? Read a recent analysis published by Addis Standard. https://addisstandard.com/?p=54111