The Headline Inflation Rate measures inflation rate when all items in the fixed CPI basket are included.

The Annual Headline Inflation Rate for the month of December, 2019 has stagnated 3.8% as it was recorded in November, 2019. The stagnation of the headline inflation explains that, the speed of price change for commodities for the year ended December, 2019 has remained the same as that recorded for the year ended November, 2019. The overall index went up to 117.10 in December, 2019 from 112.76 recorded in December, 2018.