Consumer Price Index

The CPI is a statistical estimate constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically.

TCSD produces a CPI report every quarter (March, June, September and December) as well as an yearly overall report.

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SUMMARY

  • The quarterly inflation rate for the fourth quarter of 2024 was -0.5 percent compared to -1.4 percent for the third quarter of the same year.
  • The annual inflation rate was -1.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to -0.8 percent for the third quarter of the same year.
  • The average annual inflation for December 2024 is 1.2 percent
Table – Inflation rates
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QUARTERLY CHANGES

The Clothing & Textiles group index has the biggest quarterly increase of 7.6 percent, influenced by:

  • The Clothing’s index which increased by 7.8 percent

The Alcohol & Tobacco group index increased by 3.6 percent, influenced by:

  • The Tobacco index which increased by 3.6 percent

The Housing group increased slightly by 0.02 percent, influenced by:

  • Fuel & Electricity index which increased by 1.4 percent.
Table – Quarterly Changes by Groups
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ANNUAL CHANGES

The Housing group items had the highest annual contribution to CPI which increased
by 4.5 percent, influenced by;

  • House Maintenance index increased by 18.0 percent.
  • An increase of 5.9 percent in Fuel & Electricity

The Alcohol & Tobacco group increased by 4.1 percent, influenced by:

  • Tobacco index increased by 5.6 percent.

The Clothing & Textiles group increased by 3.7 percent, influenced by:

  • Clothing’s index increased 4.6 percent.
Table – Annual Changes by Group
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2023 Q2 Updates

CSD has completed the Consumer Price Index reports for the first and the second quarter of 2023. Click the links below to download the CPI reports. 2023 Q1 CPI Report 2023 Q2 CPI Report CSD also completed compiling the IMTS Release Tables for the first quarter of 2023...

Q4 2020 CPI Report

The Tuvalu Central Statistics Division (CSD) has released a report on Consumer Price Index detailing indices, inflation, and more. The report encompasses CPI statistics for years prior to 2020 with emphasis on statistics for the 4th quarter for the year 2020. 2020 CPI...

CPI 2018 Yearly Report

When compared to the June quarter of 2018, the index increased by (+2.3%), main city index increased by (+2.7%) while second city index slightly increased by (+0.6%). At national level, the expenditure groups that contributed to the increase over the same quarter of...