(2026-04) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, April 2026
Summary — Haiti's Consumer Price Index (base 100 = 2017-2018) rebounded from 590.6 in March to 610.5 in April 2026, up 3.4% on the month (vs 0.8% previously) and 21.0% year-on-year (vs 20.6%), as recent global market disruptions pushed up local petroleum product prices.
Key Findings
- General CPI 610.5 in April 2026, up 3.4% monthly and 21.0% annually, rebounding from 0.8% monthly and 20.6% annual in March.
- Transport prices surged 25.5% monthly and 30.3% annually on petroleum product increases.
- Gasoline and diesel rose 34.4% year-on-year and kerosene 37.4%.
- Locally produced goods rose 21.6% and imported goods 20.0% year-on-year.
- Metropolitan Area and Rest of the West tied for the highest regional inflation at 21.6%.
Full Description
The general Consumer Price Index (base 100 = 2017-2018) rose from 590.6 in March 2026 to 610.5 in April, a sharp monthly acceleration of 3.4%, up from 0.8% the previous month, and an annual increase of 21.0%, up from 20.6% in March, though the annual rebound was less pronounced due to the already high base level a year earlier. Inflation rebounded in April following recent global market disruptions and, above all, rising local petroleum product prices. The divisions mainly driving the April increase were food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.2% monthly, 21.3% annual), clothing and footwear (1.1% monthly, 19.0% annual), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (2.8% monthly, 22.7% annual), transport (25.5% monthly, 30.3% annual) and restaurants (3.0% monthly, 24.6% annual). Products contributing most to the annual variation included rice (average 24.6%), meat (28.5%), cooking oil (21.6%), rent (24.8%), charcoal (28.4%), propane gas (29.8%), kerosene (37.4%), and gasoline and diesel (34.4%). Locally produced and imported goods rose 21.6% and 20.0% year-on-year respectively. Regionally, the Metropolitan Area, the Rest of the West and the Transversal Region posted the largest increases at 21.6%, 21.6% and 21.3%, while other regions stayed below 20.3%.