(2025-05) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, May 2025
Summary — Haiti's CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 504.7 in April to 515.0 in May 2025, up 2.0% on the month and 27.2% year-on-year, a slight deceleration in the monthly pace from April's 3.0% even as the annual rate ticked up from 26.8%.
Key Findings
- General CPI 515.0 in May 2025, up 2.0% monthly and 27.2% annually.
- Monthly pace decelerated from 3.0% in April even as the annual rate rose from 26.8%.
- Housing, water, gas and fuels rose 41.5% year-on-year, with electricity up 575.0%.
- Locally produced goods rose 29.9% and imported goods 23.3% year-on-year.
- Reste Ouest recorded the highest regional inflation at 29.9%.
Full Description
The general CPI (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 504.7 in April 2025 to 515.0 in May, a monthly increase of 2.0% (down from 3.0% in April) and an annual increase of 27.2%, up from 26.8% the previous month. Prices continued their upward trend across all consumption divisions, notably food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.4% monthly, 29.9% annual), clothing and footwear (2.2% monthly, 21.0% annual), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (1.9% monthly, 41.5% annual, with electricity up 575.0% and rent up 31.0%), communication (39.7% annual, phone calls up 51.7%) and restaurants (1.5% monthly, 25.6% annual). Within food, rice rose 31.9% on average, meat 36.4% and fresh fish 35.1% year-on-year. Locally produced goods rose 29.9% and imported goods 23.3% year-on-year. Regionally, Reste Ouest, Sud and the Metropolitan Area posted the largest annual increases at 29.9%, 28.7% and 27.9%, while the North and Transversal zone stayed below 25.0%.