Fiji’s inflation rate continues to trend downward, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2025 showing a further decline in overall prices, according to the Fiji Bureau of Statistics.
The data reveals that the average annual inflation rate for the 12 months ending October 2025 stood at -1.3 percent, while the month-on-month inflation rate compared with October 2024 fell sharply to -3.4 percent.
The All Items CPI dropped by 0.2 percent, decreasing from 110.1 in September to 109.9 in October 2025, reflecting lower prices across several key expenditure groups.
Prices fell in food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.3%), transport (-0.3%), and housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (-0.8%) — driven by cheaper fuel, household materials, and basic food items such as bread, cereals, and seafood.
Modest increases were recorded in alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (+0.7%), led by higher beer and yaqona prices, and health (+0.1%) due to higher pharmaceutical costs.
Categories such as communication, restaurants and hotels, and education recorded no significant change, while others like clothing and footwear (-0.1%) and furnishings (-0.1%) saw slight reductions.
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics noted that the CPI, compiled from monthly price collections in major urban centres, reflects household purchasing patterns across the country.
The continuing deflationary trend suggests subdued consumer demand and easing fuel and food prices — factors expected to influence spending and monetary policy in the coming months.
