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The pass-through of commodity prices to inflation in Africa
[Transmission des prix des matières premières à l’inflation en Afrique]

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  • Thibault Lemaire
  • Paul Vertier

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The rise in world commodity prices since mid-2020 has fuelled inflation in Africa. A new estimation strategy shows a pass-through of about 30% from commodity prices to consumer prices on the continent, which is higher than existing estimates. The impact is greater in low-income countries and in those countries where the food share in the consumption basket is the largest. Les hausses des prix mondiaux des matières premières depuis mi-2020 ont alimenté l’inflation en Afrique. Une nouvelle méthode d’estimation montre qu’elles seraient transmises à hauteur de 30 % aux prix à la consommation du continent, un chiffre supérieur aux estimations existantes. L’effet est plus marqué dans les pays à faible revenu et là où l’alimentation pèse le plus dans la consommation.

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  • Thibault Lemaire & Paul Vertier, . "The pass-through of commodity prices to inflation in Africa [Transmission des prix des matières premières à l’inflation en Afrique]," Eco Notepad (in progress), Banque de France.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:290
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