The Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS) says the average annual inflation rate for the 12 months to December 2025 stands at -1.4 per cent, indicating an overall easing in price pressures compared to the previous year.
The figure is based on a comparison of the average Consumer Price Index (CPI) from January to December 2025 with the average CPI for January to December 2024.
The CPI is compiled to measure average changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by households nationwide. Monthly price collections are carried out in urban centres including Suva, Lami, Nasinu, Nausori, Lautoka, Nadi, Ba and Labasa, with the index also taken to represent price movements in rural areas. CPI weights are derived from the 2019/2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
For December 2025, the All Items CPI rose by 1.2 per cent compared to November 2025, increasing from 110.5 to 111.8.
Price increases were recorded in several divisions. Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics rose by 3.1 per cent, largely driven by higher yaqona prices.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 2.4 per cent, reflecting higher prices for meat, oils and fats, fruit, vegetables and non-alcoholic drinks.
Restaurants and hotels rose by 1.0 per cent, while clothing and footwear increased by 0.6 per cent.
Communication prices rose by 0.5 per cent, while education, housing, utilities, and recreation recorded no net change.
Offsetting these increases were price declines in transport (-0.3 per cent), furnishings and household equipment (-0.3 per cent), miscellaneous goods and services (-0.5 per cent), and health (-0.7 per cent), driven mainly by lower fuel and pharmaceutical prices.
