The Central Statistical Office released the Consumer Price Index for the month of March 2026.
Inflation Rate
The Inflation Rate for March 2026, which measures the percentage change in the All Items Index for the month of March 2026 over March 2025, was 0.7%. This represents an increase from 0.6% for the previous period (February 2026/February 2025). The Inflation Rate for the comparative period (March 2025/March 2024) was 1.0%.
All Items Index
The All Items Index calculated from the prices collected for the month of March 2026 was 125.9, representing an increase of 0.1 point or 0.1% above the All Items Index for February 2026.
The Index for Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased from 153.6 in February 2026 to 154.6 in March 2026, reflecting an increase of 0.7%. Contributing significantly to this increase was the general upward movement in the prices of cucumber, parboiled rice, fresh carite, fresh king fish, frozen whole chicken, soya bean oil, table margarine, eddoes, oranges and corned beef. However, the full impact of these price increases was offset by the general decrease in the prices of tomatoes, melon, cabbage, white flour, canned tuna, sports and energy drinks, onions, pumpkin, lettuce and hot peppers.
A further review of the data for March 2026 compared with February 2026 reflected an increase in the sub index for Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of 0.9%. This period also showed a decrease in the sub-index for Clothing and Footwear of 0.6%. All other sections remained unchanged.
