Consumer prices edged down in Togo in September 2026, falling 0.1% from August, as lower food prices offset higher transport and energy costs, according to preliminary data from INSEED released on Wednesday, 14 October.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages cost 3% less month on month. The decline is uneven across household spending: transport rises 2.9%, and the housing category, covering housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, rises 4.1%.
Declines are particularly sharp for local tomatoes, at 20.5%, yams, at 24.6%, and fresh chilli peppers, at 32.9%. By contrast, vegetable oils rise 1.1% and fresh meat 0.9%, according to the statistical institute's tables.
In Greater Lomé, the average price of a kilogram of local tomatoes moves from 1,004 FCFA in August to 795 FCFA in September. That of imported long-grain rice sold by the bowl, converted to kilograms by INSEED, rises from 574 to 608 FCFA. Price movements for a product or region can therefore differ from the national average.
Year on year, the overall basket remains 2.4% more expensive than in September 2025. Transport rises 8.5% and the housing and fuels category 8.2%. Food keeps an annual increase of 1.9%, despite its fall over the past month.
The bulletin links the monthly rise in petroleum products to the tariff change that took effect on 11 September. Energy rises 6.8% over the month, while fresh produce falls 3.6%.
The index covers households in urban and rural areas across the country. It is based on a basket of 810 products tracked at 4,790 outlets, with 29,200 price collections each month.