Monthly Inflation Note, May 2026
Summary: The Bank of the Republic of Haiti's monthly note on inflation for May 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
- Monthly inflation slowed to 1.2 percent in May 2026 from 3.4 percent in April, while annual inflation fell by 1 percentage point to 20 percent.
- Cumulative inflation from October 2025 to May 2026 reached 11.1 percent, compared with 22.1 percent one year earlier.
- Monthly slowing reflected lower transport, housing, restaurant and food inflation.
- Food, housing and transport together contributed 77.13 percent of monthly inflation and 79.96 percent of annual inflation.
- BRH linked the slowdown to lower domestic fuel prices from May 8, 2026, exchange-rate stability and weaker imported inflation pressures.
How to cite
Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Monthly Inflation Note, May 2026, https://www.brh.ht/wp-content/uploads/NOTE-MENSUELLE-DINFLATION-DU-MOIS-DE-MAI-2026.pdf