Macao Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

0.69

Units In

0.72

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 27, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9.49 Mar 2008	-3.65 Jul 1999	2.19 %	1999-2025	N/A

In Macau, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (29 percent of the total weight) and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (27 percent). The index also includes: transports (11 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (9.4 percent); clothing and footwear (6.5 percent); recreation and culture (4.8 percent); household appliances (3.3 percent); health (3 percent); education (2.9 percent); communication (2.5 percent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.0 percent).

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Macau edged down to 0.69% in December 2025 from November’s fifteen-month high of 0.72%. Price growth slowed for recreation, sport, and culture (1.89% vs 3.08% in November), miscellaneous goods and services (1.84 % vs 1.97%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.80% vs 1.69%), household furnishings and services (0.52% vs 0.58%), and education (1.52% vs 1.61%). On the other hand, inflation picked up for transport (0.56% vs 0.46%), while remained relatively steady for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.27% vs 1.25%) and housing and fuels (at 0.17%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices advanced 0.17% in December, the highest increase since January, following a 0.11% rise in the previous month. In 2025, the inflation rate was 0.33%.