Fiji Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

1.5

Units In

1.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.5 Apr 2010	-3.5 Jun 2020	3.29 %	2003-2025	N/A

In Fiji, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (28.3 percent of total weight). Transport accounts for 14.5 percent; Housing and Utilities for 11.7 percent; Education for 10.2 percent; Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco for 7.7 percent and Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 7.7 percent. Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Communication; Recreation and Culture; Restaurants and Hotels; Clothing and Footwear and Health account for the remaining 19.9 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Fiji accelerated to 1.5% in March 2025, up from 1.4% in the previous month. Upward price pressures came from miscellaneous goods and services (9.3% vs 8.6% in February), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.6% vs 7.5%), education (0.5% vs 0.5%), furnishing, household equipment, and routine maintenance (0.4% vs 0.4%). Meanwhile, food prices rose the least since November 2020 (0.2% vs 1.4%). Downwrad price pressures came from housing (-0.5% vs -0.4%), clothing & footwear (-0.7% vs -0.8%), while transport prices dropped the least in six months (-1.5% vs -2.1%) and recreation and culture fell by 0.5% after being flat in February. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.6% in March, rebounding from a 1.3% drop in February.