National Institute of Statistics Rwanda

Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) provides a medium term framework for achieving the country’s long term development aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven year Government of Rwanda (GoR) programme, and the Millennium Development Goals. The implementation of the EDPRS will require RWF 5,151 billion over the five years 2008-2012.

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has posted on its website an Advance Release Calendar (ARC) that will indicate when can the public expect for the release of new data series as well as statistical publications. This initiative of the NISR is one of the best practices on information dissemination of national statistical systems as encouraged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) General Data Dissemination System (GDDS). Rwanda is one of the many countries subscribing to these international standards.

In August 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 111.3 this stands for an increase of 0.43% over the previous month which was 110.8. In annual change it increased by 7.52% compared to 7.14% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 3.3% during the month of August 2011.

In July 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 110.8 this stands for an increase of 0.40% over the previous month which was 110.4. In annual change it increased by 7.14% compared to 5.82% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 2.8% during the month of July 2011.

In June 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 110.4 this stands for an increase of 1.54% over the previous month which was 108.7. In annual change it increased by 5.82% compared to 4.54% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 2.5% during the month of June 2011.

This annual report is a resource guide to the programs and services of the NISR. The Institute produces a series of monthly, quarterly and annual statistical publications such as surveys, censuses and other statistical related programs that are the sources of data products which can be referred too for technical information. These are produced separately according to the international standards.

The index of the first quarter registered a slight increase of 0.46% when compared to the index of the previous quarter and a decrease of 2.26% when compared to the first quarter of the year 2009.