April Consumer Price Index: Inflation 2.5%
Consumers paid 2.5% more in April than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI].
A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour released the Department of Statistics’ April 2026 Consumer Price Index.
“In summary, consumers paid 2.5 per cent more in April 2026 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. This level of inflation increased 0.1 percentage points from the March 2026 annual inflation rate. Some highlights for April 2025 to April 2026 include:
- The Health & Personal Care division increased 4.8 per cent.
- The Transport & Foreign Travel division rose 5.2 per cent.
- The Food division increased 4.0 per cent.
- The Education, Recreation, Entertainment & Reading division increased 2.7 per cent.
- The Fuel & Power division decreased 7.7 per cent.
“Between March 2026 and April 2026, the average cost of goods and services increased 0.8 per cent. Additional areas of note between March 2026 and April 2026 were as follows:
- The Health & Personal Care division increased 3.8 per cent.
- The Food division rose 1.1 per cent.
- The Education, Recreation, Entertainment & Reading division increased 0.2 per cent.
- The Transport & Foreign Travel division increased 0.2 per cent.”
The April 2026 Consumer Price Index is available here [PDF].
