Bahrain Inflation Rate  2008-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Consumer prices in Bahrain increased 1.8 percent year-on-year in September of 2017, easing from a 2.0 percent gain in the previous month. Prices rose less for : food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.0 percent vs 2.9 percent in August); recreation and culture (2.2 percent vs 2.7 percent); clothing and footwear (5.5 percent vs 6.1 percent); restaurants (1.3 percent vs 2.3 percent), and education (1.6 percent vs 2.6 percent). Prices went up more for both alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.4 percent vs 0.4 percent) and housing and utilities (5.0 percent vs 3.7 percent) while prices of miscellaneous goods and services rebounded (0.3 percent vs -0.3 percent). In contrast, prices fell for: Transport (-2.0 percent vs -1.5 percent); furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance (-1.2 percent vs 0.4 percent), and communication (-2 percent vs -0.2 percent). Prices were flat for health. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.4 percent. Inflation Rate in Bahrain averaged 2.19 percent from 2008 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 5.22 percent in January of 2009 and a record low of -2.06 percent in March of 2011.