(2025-02) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, February 2025
Summary — Haiti's Consumer Price Index (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 470.3 in January to 478.9 in February 2025, up 2.0% on the month and 28.4% year-on-year, a slight deceleration from January's 29.7% annual rate, though the security crisis and road blockages around the capital continued to drive up costs.
Key Findings
- General CPI 478.9 in February 2025, up 2.0% monthly and 28.4% annually.
- Annual inflation decelerated slightly from 29.7% in January, though the security crisis and road blockages kept prices elevated.
- Housing, water, gas and fuels rose 32.6% year-on-year, with electricity up 351.0%.
- Locally produced goods rose 30.0% and imported goods 26.2% year-on-year.
- Reste Ouest recorded the highest regional inflation at 31.1%.
Full Description
The general Consumer Price Index (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 470.3 in January 2025 to 478.9 in February, a monthly increase of 2.0% and an annual increase of 28.4%, down from 2.1% monthly and 29.7% annual the previous month. Despite the slight deceleration, IHSI attributes continued high inflation to the unprecedented security crisis, with road blockages at the entry and exit points of the capital cutting internal supply and raising costs. Annual inflation was driven by all COICOP divisions, particularly food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.9% monthly, 33.9% annual), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (4.8% monthly, 32.6% annual, with electricity up 351.0% and firewood/charcoal up 30.1%), communication (42.9% annual, driven by phone calls at 55.9%) and restaurants (29.7% annual). Within food, rice rose 38.8% on average, meat 40.4% and cooking oil 37.1% year-on-year. Locally produced goods rose 30.0% and imported goods 26.2% year-on-year. Regionally, Reste Ouest, Sud and the Metropolitan Area posted the largest annual increases at 31.1%, 29.8% and 29.7% respectively, while the North and Transversal zone stayed below 26%.