The Central Statistical Office is pleased to announce the release of the Consumer Price Index for the month of January 2026.
Inflation Rate
The Inflation Rate for January 2026, which measures the percentage change in the All Items Index for the month of January 2026 over January 2025, was 0.7%. This represents an increase from 0.4% for the previous period (December 2025/December 2024). The Inflation Rate for the comparative period (January 2025/January 2024) was 0.7%.
All Items Index
The All Items Index calculated from the prices collected for the month of January 2026 was 125.8, representing an increase of 0.6 points or 0.5% above the All Items Index for December 2025.
The Index for Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased from 152.9 in December 2025 to 153.4 in January 2026, reflecting an increase of 0.3%. Contributing significantly to this increase was the general upward movement in the prices of fresh whole chicken, fresh carite, ochroes, tomatoes, plantains, chilled or frozen turkey parts, eddoes, parboiled rice, fresh king fish and melongene. However, the full impact of these price increases was offset by the general decrease in the prices of cucumber, irish potatoes, tea in bags, chocolate malt beverages, hot peppers, chive, soya bean oil, grapes, cabbage and celery.
A further review of the data for January 2026 compared with December 2025 reflected increases in the sub-indices for Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of 1.0%, Health of 0.3%, Recreation and Culture of 5.3%, Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants of 0.1% and Miscellaneous Goods and Services of 0.5%. This period also showed decreases in the sub-indices for Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House of 0.8%, Transport of 0.2% and Communication of 0.1%. All other sections remained unchanged.
