Mauritius Inflation Rate Highest in Over 2 Years

The annual inflation rate in Mauritius accelerated sharply to 5.7% in September 2026, the highest level since February 2024, up from 4.9% in August. It marked the third consecutive month of rising inflation, driven mainly by a sharp increase in food price growth, which accelerated to 6.2% from 3.9%, and transport, which rose to 7.6% from 6%. Additional upward pressure came from restaurants and hotels (9% vs 8.6%), furnishings (4.6% vs 4.4%), clothing and footwear (2.5% vs 2.4%), and education (6.3% vs 5.4%). Meanwhile, inflation remained elevated for housing and utilities at 8.9%, while recreation, sport and culture stood at 2.7%. From the previous month, consumer prices rose 0.6% following a 0.4% rise in August.

The annual inflation rate in Mauritius quickened for the second month to 4.9% in August 2026 from 4.4% in July, marking the highest level since July 2025. Upward pressure came mostly from prices of housing & utilities (8.9% vs 8.9% in July); restaurants & hotels (8.6% vs 9.9%); alcoholic beverages & tobaco (6% vs 5.7%); transportation (6% vs 4.6%) and food & non-alcoholic beverages (3.9% vs 2.7%). On the other hand, prices continued to decrease for information & communication (-1.5% vs -1.5%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.4% in August, after a 0.2% increase in the month before.

The annual inflation rate in Mauritius accelerated to 4.4% in July 2026 from 3.7% in the previous month, reaching its highest level since December 2025. Prices rebounded for food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.7% vs. -1.3% in June), while inflation picked up for housing and utilities (8.9% vs. 8.8%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (5.7% vs. 1.8%), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4.3% vs. 3.5%), clothing and footwear (2.9% vs. 2.7%), and recreation, sports, and culture (2.5% vs. 2.3%). Meanwhile, inflation eased for health (4.7% vs. 6.7%), transport (4.6% vs. 9.5%), and restaurants and hotels (9.9% vs. 10.2%). At the same time, inflation was unchanged for education at 5.4%, while deflation for information and communication remained steady at 1.5%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.2% in July, easing from a 0.3% increase in June and marking the slowest monthly rise since March.