Inflation Rate was 0.1% for the Third Quarter of 2025

The third quarter inflation rate was 0.1 percent, and among the leading contributors was an 8.1 percent rise in the communication division. The upward movement of the communication index was primarily due to a 10.3 percent increase in the telephone and telefax services index.

There was also a 5.2 percent rise in education, and increases of 0.2 percent in clothing and footwear, 0.3 percent in health, 4.5 percent in food and non-alcoholic beverages, 2.1 percent in alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 0.3 percent in recreation and culture, 2.2 percent in household equipment, and 0.7 percent in miscellaneous goods and services.  Housing and utilities declined by 2.0 percent.

A comparison of the third quarter of 2025 with the second quarter of 2025 indicates that the CPI increased by 0.4 percent, as the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages went up by 2.7 percent. The upward movement of food and non-alcoholic beverages is mainly due to the 12.2 percent increase in the index for fruits, the 5.2 percent rise in vegetables, and the 4.7 percent increase in meat and meat products.

There was also an increase in restaurants and hotels (1.3%), household equipment (1.0%), clothing and footwear (0.5%), miscellaneous goods and services (0.5%), and housing and utilities (0.4%). Recreation and culture (1.5%), health (0.7%) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.4%) declined over the quarter.

More information from the Cayman Islands’ Consumer Price Index Report: July to September 2025 may be downloaded from www.eso.ky