Monthly Inflation Note, February 2026
Summary: The Bank of the Republic of Haiti's monthly note on inflation for February 2026. It reads the consumer price index published by IHSI and adds the central bank's own analysis: headline inflation month on month and year on year, movement in the main consumption functions, inflation broken down by whether goods are imported or locally produced and by region of the country, core inflation, the factors the bank holds responsible for the month's movement, and its inflation forecast.
Key Findings
- The disinflation trend continued in February 2026: monthly inflation slowed to 0.8 percent and annual inflation fell by 1.5 percentage points to 22.1 percent.
- Cumulative inflation from October 2025 to February 2026 reached 5.3 percent, compared with 13.8 percent one year earlier.
- Monthly easing was linked to slower housing, health and miscellaneous goods and services prices, while food, household goods and communications were unchanged.
- Food and housing contributed 73.0 percent of monthly inflation and 76.9 percent of annual inflation.
- BRH linked the slowdown to better supply channels, improved food availability, stable exchange rates and contained imported prices.
How to cite
Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Monthly Inflation Note, February 2026, https://www.brh.ht/wp-content/uploads/NOTE-MENSUELLE-DINFLATION-DU-MOIS-DE-FEVRIER-2026.pdf