Fiji Consumer Prices Drop 2.5% in January

Consumer prices in Fiji increased 1.8% year-on-year in April 2026, rebounding from a 0.8% fall in March. It was the first inflation reading since January 2025, after three consecutive months of deflation and stagnation in December. The inflation was mainly driven by a rebound in transport prices (1.1% vs -8.8%), while food inflation stabilised after declining 1.9% in March. Upward price pressures were also seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.9% vs 12.2% in March), education (0.4% vs 0.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.2% vs 3.7%). Downward pressures came from housing (-0.8% vs -3.0%), clothing and footwear (-1.2% vs -1.9%), recreation and culture (-3.2% vs -3.1%), and furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-1.0% vs -0.8%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 2.1% in April after edging up 0.1% in March, marking the fastest increase since August 2023.

Consumer prices in Fiji dropped 0.8% 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.

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.