Rent Prices: What the IMF Now Requests from the Senegalese State

The IMF recommends incorporating a weighting for owner-occupied housing in Senegal's Consumer Price Index (CPI) using the 'rental equivalence' method. This measure aims to improve the representation of housing costs in national statistics. The report does not call for a reduction in rents but emphasizes the need for studies on long-term housing price trends. The National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) supports these recommendations.