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.

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.

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.