(2025-03) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, March 2025
Summary — Haiti's CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 478.9 in February to 489.8 in March 2025, up 2.1% on the month and 25.2% year-on-year, a further deceleration from February's 28.4% annual rate even as the country's deteriorating security situation continued to weigh on prices.
Key Findings
- General CPI 489.8 in March 2025, up 2.1% monthly and 25.2% annually.
- Annual inflation decelerated from 28.4% in February despite continued deterioration in the security situation.
- Housing, water, gas and fuels rose 37.4% year-on-year, with electricity up 576.5%.
- Locally produced goods rose 27.7% and imported goods 21.6% year-on-year.
- Reste Ouest recorded the highest regional inflation at 27.9%.
Full Description
The general CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 478.9 in February 2025 to 489.8 in March, a monthly increase of 2.1% (up from 2.0% in February) and an annual increase of 25.2%, down from 28.4% the previous month. The deceleration reflects a slowdown across consumption divisions even though all divisions continued to rise: food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.8% monthly, 28.2% annual), clothing and footwear (0.9% monthly, 18.0% annual), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (6.5% monthly, 37.4% annual, with electricity up 576.5% and rent up 25.3%), communication (41.6% annual, phone calls up 54.8%) and restaurants (25.0% annual). Within food, rice rose 30.7% on average and meat 34.3% year-on-year. Locally produced goods rose 27.7% and imported goods 21.6% year-on-year. Regionally, Reste Ouest, Sud and the Metropolitan Area posted the largest annual increases at 27.9%, 26.3% and 26.4%, while the North and Transversal zone stayed below 23.0%.