Consumer prices in Fiji dropped 0.85% year-on-year in March 2026, following a 0.5% decline in February. It marked the third straight month of deflation mainly due to lower food and non-alcoholic beverage prices (-1.9% vs -1.5% in February). Downward price pressures were also seen in transport (-8.8% vs -6.4%), housing (-3.0% vs -2.8%), clothing and footwear (-1.9% vs -2.5%), recreation and culture (-3.1% vs -2.3%), and furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-0.8% vs -0.5%). Upward price pressures came from alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.2% vs 9.5%), education (0.4% vs 0.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.7% vs 4.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1% in March, easing from a 1.0% rise in February. source: Reserve Bank of Fiji

Inflation Rate in Fiji decreased to -0.80 percent in March from -0.50 percent in February of 2026. Inflation Rate in Fiji averaged 3.03 percent from 2003 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 10.50 percent in April of 2010 and a record low of -3.80 percent in September of 2025. This page provides - Fiji Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Fiji Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Inflation Rate in Fiji decreased to -0.80 percent in March from -0.50 percent in February of 2026. Inflation Rate in Fiji is expected to be 1.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Fiji Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.20 percent in 2027 and 1.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 112.10 112.00 points Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.20 104.40 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 116.60 118.30 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation -1.90 -1.50 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY -0.80 -0.50 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 1.00 percent Mar 2026
Producer Prices 129.20 128.10 points Sep 2025
Producer Prices Change 3.20 2.90 percent Sep 2025


Fiji Inflation Rate
In Fiji, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (28 percent of total weight). Transport accounts for 15 percent; Housing and Utilities for 12 percent; Education for 10 percent; Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco for 8 percent and Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 8 percent. Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Communication; Recreation and Culture; Restaurants and Hotels; Clothing and Footwear and Health account for the remaining 20 percent of total weight.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.80 -0.50 10.50 -3.80 2003 - 2026 percent Monthly
2019=100, NSA

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Fiji Consumer Prices Fall for 3rd Month
Consumer prices in Fiji dropped 0.85% year-on-year in March 2026, following a 0.5% decline in February. It marked the third straight month of deflation mainly due to lower food and non-alcoholic beverage prices (-1.9% vs -1.5% in February). Downward price pressures were also seen in transport (-8.8% vs -6.4%), housing (-3.0% vs -2.8%), clothing and footwear (-1.9% vs -2.5%), recreation and culture (-3.1% vs -2.3%), and furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-0.8% vs -0.5%). Upward price pressures came from alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.2% vs 9.5%), education (0.4% vs 0.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.7% vs 4.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1% in March, easing from a 1.0% rise in February.
2026-04-02
Fiji Consumer Prices Drop 2.5% in January
Consumer prices in Fiji fell 2.5% year-on-year in January 2026, after being flat in December 2025, mainly due to lower food and non-alcoholic beverage prices (-7.6% vs 0.1% in December). Downward price pressures were also seen in transport (-4.8% vs -5.3%), housing (-2.9% vs -2.2%), clothing and footwear (-2.8% vs -2.7%), recreation and culture (-2.0% vs -1.7%), and furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-0.6% vs -1.3%). Upward price pressures came from alcoholic beverages and tobacco (8.3% vs 6.4%), education (0.5% vs 0.5%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.8% vs 5.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped 0.8% in January, reversing a 1.2% increase in December and marking the first monthly decline in three months.
2026-02-03
Fiji Consumer Prices Unchanged in December
Consumer prices in Fiji were flat year-on-year in December 2025, following a 1.4% decline in the previous month, ending the tenth consecutive month of deflation. Upward price pressures came from food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1% vs -3.9% in November), marking the first increase in 10 months, alcoholic beverages and tobacco (6.4% vs 3.8%), education (0.5% vs 0.5%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.3% vs 5.7%). In contrast, downward price pressures were observed in transport (-5.3% vs -4.3%), housing (-2.2% vs -1.6%), clothing and footwear (-2.7% vs -3.9%), recreation and culture (-1.7% vs -1.6%), and furnishings, household equipment, and routine maintenance (-1.3% vs -0.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 1.2% in December, after a 0.5% increase in November, marking the fastest rise in 11 months.
2026-01-05