bagonza-julius/Uganda-InflationRate-Tracker

It is a short python script that collects data and calcilates rates over the years(Exchange,Inflation) # Uganda Inflation & Exchange Rate Tracker ## Project Overview Automated data pipeline fetching Uganda's economic indicators from World Bank API, processing with Python, and visualizing in Power BI. ## Data Source - **API**: World Bank Open Data - **Indicators**: CPI (Consumer Price Index), Official Exchange Rate (UGX/USD) - **Time Period**: 1993-2024 ## Key Findings - UGX depreciated from ~1,500 to ~3,750 per USD (150% over 30 years) - Inflation peaked at 7.2% in 2022, dropped to 3.3% in 2024 - Data pipeline reproduces with one command: `python fetch_data.py` ## Tech Stack - Python (pandas, requests) for data pipeline - Power BI for interactive dashboard - Git for version control ## Files - `fetch_data.py` - Main data pipeline script - `uganda_economic_data.xlsx` - Cleaned output data - `Uganda_Economic_Dashboard.pbix` - Interactive dashboard ## How to Run 1. Clone repository 2. Install dependencies: `pip install -r requirements.txt` 3. Run: `python fetch_data.py` 4. Open .pbix file in Power BI Desktop