Inflation in Cameroon has exceeded the Central African Economic and Monetary Community’s (CEMAC) 3% tolerance threshold in five of the country’s ten regional capitals, according to a report by Investir au Cameroun.
The data highlights a persistent divergence between national headline figures and local cost-of-living realities, even as the overall inflation rate has entered a deceleration phase over recent months.
The regional breakdown underscores the uneven nature of price stability in the CFA franc zone.
While national aggregates may suggest cooling pressures, households in half of the country’s administrative centers continue to face cost increases that breach the monetary union’s comfort zone.
This fragmentation complicates the mandate of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), which sets a single interest rate for the entire six-nation currency area.
The regional disparities follow a period of significant food price volatility.