The quarterly inflation rate for the first quarter of the year 2025 was -0.2 per cent. The annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent suggesting an increase in prices when comparing prices for the first quarter of the year 2026 and the first quarter for the year 2025. The average annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent.
Year
Quarter
Annual Inflation
Quarterly Inflation
2022
Dec-22
13.7
1.9
2023
Mar-23
12.2
1.1
2023
Jun-23
6.0
0.5
2023
Sep-23
6.2
2.6
2023
Dec-23
3.5
-0.8
2024
Mar-24
3.1
0.7
2024
Jun-24
2.2
-0.3
2024
Sep-24
-2.0
-1.6
2024
Dec-24
-1.8
-0.6
2025
Mar-25
1.2
3.8
2025
Jun-25
1.1
-0.5
2025
Sep-25
3.7
0.9
2025
Dec-25
5.3
1.0
2026
Mar-26
1.8
-0.2
QUARTERLY CHANGES
The decrease in Food group was the main contributor to the quarterly inflation rate which was influenced by a decrease in the prices of the:
Fruits and Vegetables group by 2.4 percent
Dairy Produce group by 1.7 percent
Cereals group by 0.7 percent.
Group
Quarterly Changes
Food
-0.4
Alcohol & Tobacco
0.0
Clothing & Textiles
0.0
Transport
0.0
Housing
0.0
Miscellaneous
-0.2
ANNUAL CHANGES
An increase of 5.2 percent in the Food group was marked as the highest contribution to the increase in the annual inflation rate. This increase was mainly influenced by an increase in the:
CSD also completed compiling the IMTS Release Tables for the first quarter of 2023 and plans to complete the tables for the second quarter by the end of July 2023. Click the link to download the release tables.
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.
