Hong Kong Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

1.2

Units In

1.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 22, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
16 Oct 1981	-6.1 Aug 1999	3.93 %	1981-2025	N/A

In Hong Kong, the composite consumer price index is based on a monthly survey conducted throughout the territory. The indicator consists of 980 consumer goods and services classified into 9 major groups. Housing accounts for 31.6 percent of total weight, Food for 27.5 percent and Miscellaneous Services such as education, communications, information and medical care for 15.9 percent. Transport constitutes 8.5 percent of total index; Durable Goods for 5.2 percent; Miscellaneous Goods for 4.2 percent and Clothing and Footwear for 3.4 percent. Electricity, Gas and Water account for 3.1 percent and Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco for the remaining 0.6 percent.

Latest Updates

Hong Kong’s annual inflation rate rose slightly to 1.2% in October 2025, the highest in four months, up from 1.1% in September. Price growth picked up notably for miscellaneous goods, rising to 1.3% from 0.4% in September, and for miscellaneous services, increasing to 2.0% from 1.6% Inflation also picked up for transport (3.1% vs 2.2%) and ticked higher for food (0.9% vs 0.8%). On the other hand, costs fell for housing (-0.3% vs 0.4%), while clothing and footwear (-4.7% vs -3.7%) and durable goods (-3.3% vs -3.1%) continued to see deflation. Electricity, gas, and water inflation eased slightly (1.6% vs 1.7%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.3%, the largest increase in three months, after a 0.1% gain in September. Excluding the government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate remained at 1.0%, unchanged from September.