Sierra Leone's statistics office (SSL) has indicated a Jump in the annual national inflation by 1.05 percentage point from 10.45 percent in December 2020 to 11.50 percent in January 2021.

According to SSL, the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased from 15.10 percent in December 2020 to 18.88 percent in January 2021.

Meanwhile, prices of medical products and health services increased from 7.44 percent in December 2020 to 8.84 percent in January 2021.