@misc{misc,
  author = {Lighton Phiri},
  title = {Zambia Cost of Living Dataset (1999{\textendash}2025): JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNB/BNNB) Reports and Statements},
  abstract = {This open-access dataset contains harmonised longitudinal data extracted from over 26 years (1999{\textendash}2025) of monthly Basic Needs Basket (BNB) and Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) surveys published by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). The dataset standardises cost of living metrics across 16 Zambian towns. It provides itemised historical pricing for food and essential non-food items, sub-totals, equivalent USD values, and full narrative press statements. Extracted from highly heterogeneous legacy formats using advanced DOM-parsing and OCR, this dataset enables robust econometric analysis, inflation tracking, and NLP research on socio-economic advocacy.},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/lightonphiri/zambia-cost-of-living-dataset-19992025},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21757581},
  note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
}