(2025-04) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, April 2025
Summary — Haiti's CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 489.8 in March to 504.7 in April 2025, up 3.0% on the month and 26.8% year-on-year, an acceleration from March's 2.1% monthly and 25.2% annual rates as underlying price pressures intensified.
Key Findings
- General CPI 504.7 in April 2025, up 3.0% monthly and 26.8% annually.
- Inflation accelerated from 25.2% annual and 2.1% monthly in March amid intensifying underlying price pressure.
- Housing, water, gas and fuels rose 40.4% year-on-year, with electricity up 575.0%.
- Locally produced goods rose 29.4% and imported goods 22.9% year-on-year.
- Reste Ouest recorded the highest regional inflation at 29.6%.
Full Description
The general CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 489.8 in March 2025 to 504.7 in April, a monthly increase of 3.0% and an annual increase of 26.8%, up from 2.1% monthly and 25.2% annual the previous month. The acceleration reflects a combined rise across all consumption divisions, notably food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.6% monthly, 29.7% annual), clothing and footwear (2.9% monthly, 19.8% annual), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (3.4% monthly, 40.4% annual, with electricity up 575.0% and rent up 29.0%), communication (40.8% annual, phone calls up 53.2%) and restaurants (2.9% monthly, 26.1% annual). Within food, rice rose 31.8% on average, meat 35.9% and fresh fish 34.7% year-on-year. Locally produced goods rose 29.4% and imported goods 22.9% year-on-year. Regionally, Reste Ouest, Sud and the Metropolitan Area posted the largest annual increases at 29.6%, 28.0% and 27.7%, while the North and Transversal zone stayed below 25.0%.