In May 2020, the general level of consumer prices rose by 0.2% consecutively to the previous month (+0.6%). This increase is due to the increase in the prices of the consumption functions "Food products and non-alcoholic beverages" (+0.8%), "Miscellaneous goods and services" (+2.2%), "Communication" (+1 .8%), “Health” (+0.6%), “Restaurants and Hotels” (+0.1%), “Clothing and footwear” (+0.1%) and “Tobacco and narcotics” (+0.1%).

The evolution of the overall index is however reduced by the fall in the prices of the consumption functions "Housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels" (-2.5%), "Transport" (-0.5%) , “Furniture, household items and routine household maintenance” (-0.2%) and “Leisure and culture” (-0.1%), points out the National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies ( Inseed).

Indeed, specifies this source, the increase in the index of the consumption function "Food products and non-alcoholic beverages" results from the appreciation of the indices of the following items: "Fresh fruit or root vegetables" (+6.8 %); “Tubers and plantain” (+7.0%); “Other fresh fruit” (+10.6%); “Other fats” (+14.7%); “Pulse and oilseed vegetables” (+1.4%); “Salt, spices, sauces and food products not declared elsewhere” (+1.6%); “Pasta” (+0.7%); “Beef” (+0.7%); “Other tuber and plantain products” (+0.7%) and “Flour, seroumoule and groats” (+1.7%). The increase observed in the index of the consumption function "Miscellaneous goods and services" is due to the appreciation, among other things, of the indices of the items "Other services not included elsewhere" (+6.1%), and " Apparatus and articles for body care » (+3.0%).

The evolution of the “Communication” function index is driven by that of the “Telephone communication” item (+2.2%). The items "Traditional medicines", "Modern medicines" and "Therapeutic devices and equipment" printed the appreciation of their respective indices of 5.0%, 0.3% and 0.4% on the rise of the index of the “Health” function.

The indices of the "Restaurants and Hotels", "Clothing and footwear" and "Tobacco and narcotics" consumption functions rose moderately each by 0.1% respectively, due among other things to the rise in the " Restaurants, cafes and similar establishments” (+0.1%), “Children's shoes” (+1.8%), “Clothing cleaning and laundering” (+2.0%) and “Tobacco and narcotics”

Items whose price trend has contributed to the fall in the indices of the consumption functions "Housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels", "Transport", "Furniture, household items and routine household maintenance" and " Leisure and culture” are: “Electricity” (-10.7%); “Solid fuels and others” (-6.8%); “Liquid fuels” (-1.8%); “Water supply” (-0.8%); “Fuels and lubricants” (-1.5%); “Maintenance and repairs of private vehicles” (-0.8%); “Bedroom and bathroom furniture” (-2.8%); “Other kitchen utensils” (-1.3%); “Other household furniture and furnishings not elsewhere declared and repair” (-1.9%) and “Household textile articles” (-0.1%) and “Reception, recording and reproduction apparatus” (- 0.3%). The National Institute of Statistics also specifies that the drop observed for the prices of the "Electricity" and "Water supply" items is the immediate effect of the social measures taken by the authorities to relieve the populations due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19.

Products with rising prices

The increase in the level of the indices observed in May 2020 is due to the increase in the price of the following varieties: “Round tomatoes (Apple)” (+41.0%); “Carrots” (+21.9%); “Ripe plantain banana” (+19.0%); “Yam” (+9.0%); “Sweet bananas” (+16.7%); “Apple fruit” (+12.6%); “Décou (Palm nut)” (+17.2%); “Raw shelled peanut” (+10.0%); “Sesame” (+2.2%); “Dried roumoule beans” (+0.3%); “Gboyébessé (Green pepper)” (+13.1%); “Akanhoun (Potash)” (+4.1%); “Fresh ginger” (+4.1%); “Vermicelli” (+2.0%); “Beef tripe and offal” (+3.7%); “Beef with bone per kg” (+0.8%); “Boneless beef per kg” (+0.4%); “Cassava cossette” (+17.2%); “Agbelima (grated cassava)” (+3.7%); “Akpan” (+2.8%); “Ablo” (+1.2%); “Mawoè (Maize in paste)” (+1.1%); “Corn milling costs” (+8.2%); “Toothpicks” (+4.7%); “Disposable baby diaper” (+0.3%); “Call off-peak TOGOCEL” (+ 18.8%); “Operator Call 1” (+17.8%); “Togocel Normal Time Call” (+16.2%); “Call Zone 3 (TOGOCEL to France)” (+1.1%); “Antipyretic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs” (+8.7%); “Medical thermometer” (+6.1%); “Hokoumé dish + fish sauce (1 dish)” (+1.1%); “Sandal for children” (+1.8%); "Girl's briefs" (+3.9%); "Boy's briefs" (+3.9%); “Plastic shoe for men” (+1.4%); “Dry cleaning of boubou” (+21.2%); "Dry cleaning of a lady's outfit" (+7.7%); “Men’s jacket pressing” (+5.9%); “Ordinary Imported Cigarette (FINE)” (+14.1%) and “Imported Luxury Cigarette (ROTHMANS)” (+4.5%).

Products at lower prices

The prices which recorded a fall relate, among other things, to the varieties "Price of a typical consumer of electricity" (-10.7%), "Charcoal" (-6.6%), "Firewood" ( -14.5%), “Oil kerosene at the pump” (-5.9%), “Price of a consumer- type of water” (-3.8%), “Gasoline “SUPER” at stations - administered services" (-3.1%), "Ordinary diesel at administered service stations" (-2.2%), "Washing and greasing of a motorcycle at 1 private individual" (-1.5% ), “Brake pad replacement” (-1.5%); "Foam mattress" (-5.7%), "Mortar" (-10.9%) and "Imported radio cassette player" (-3.1%).

Calculated excluding food products,

The general price level fell by 0.1% nationally. Core inflation (monthly change in the index excluding energy, excluding fresh produce) increased by 0.5%. The price index for "Fresh products" increased by 0.8%, while the prices for energy products fell by 4.6%.

With regard to origin, the prices of local products rose by 0.4% while they fell by 0.3% for imported products.

From the point of view of sectoral classification, the increase in the general level of prices is the result of the increase in the prices of products in the primary (+1.4%) and secondary (+0.1%) sectors lessened by the drop prices of products from the tertiary sector (-0.2%).

With regard to sustainability, the increase observed comes from the increase in the prices of “non-durable” (+0.3%) and “durable” (+0.8%) products, mitigated by the prices of “services” (-0.2%).

Quarterly evolution

The price level for the month of May 2020 increased by 1.3% compared to that of February 2020 (quarterly evolution). Inseed attributes this increase mainly to the increase in the prices of products in the consumer functions "Food products and non-alcoholic beverages" (+6.0%), "Miscellaneous goods and services" (+2.6%), "Articles clothing and footwear” (+0.8%), “Health” (+1.0%), “Restaurants and Hotels” (+0.2%), “Furniture, household items and routine household maintenance” (+0.6%) and “Tobacco and narcotics” (+0.2%).

From the point of view of secondary classifications and in relation to the state of products, the increase in the general level of prices in quarterly variation is to be credited to the evolution of the prices of "Fresh products" (+7.8 %), products “Excluding Energy and Fresh Products” (+0.8%) mitigated by “Energy” products (-10.5%).

With regard to origin, this quarterly variation is mainly explained by the increase in the prices of local products (+2.2%).

The quarterly increase in the general level of prices is induced, from the point of view of sustainability, by the increase in the prices of “Non-durable” products (+2.9%); “Durables” (+0.9%) and “Semi-durables” (+0.7%) products curbed by the drop in “Services” prices (-1.8%). The respective variations in the prices of products from the primary (+10.1%), secondary (+0.5%) sectors cushioned by the prices of products from the tertiary sector (-1.8%) contributed to the quarterly increase in the level price general.

Year-over-year

Year-on-year (compared to May 2019), the general price level increased by 1.2% due to the consumption functions “Food and non-alcoholic beverages” (+1.6%); “Communication” (+4.3%); “Clothing and footwear” (+2.2%); “Miscellaneous goods and services” (+3.8%); “Restaurants and Hotels” (+0.8%); “Teaching” (+4.9%); “Health” (+2.2%); “Furniture, household items and routine household maintenance” (+1.7%) and “Leisure and culture” (+0.5%);

As for the secondary nomenclatures and in relation to the condition of the products, the increase observed year-on-year is the result of the increase in the prices of the products

“Excluding energy and fresh products” (+2.0%) and “fresh products” (+1.1%) cushioned by lower prices for “energy” products (-6.4%)

With regard to origin, this annual change is mainly explained by the rise in prices of “local” products (+1.7%). As for durability, the progression of the general level of prices at the national level was influenced by the increase in the prices of “Non-durable” products (+1.0%); “Services” (+1.9%) and “Semi-durable” products (+1.9%) mitigated by the prices of “Durable” products (-0.6%).

With regard to the production sectors, the annual rise in the general level of prices stems from the increase in the prices of products from the “secondary” sectors (+0.7%); "tertiary" (+1.9%) and prices in the "primary" sector (+1.5%).

The inflation rate calculated on the basis of the average indices for the last twelve months at the national level is 0.8% in May 2020 (0.7% the previous month).