By Sue-Ann Wayow

THE inflation rate for July 2025 has not changed since June.

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) announced on Monday, the Consumer Price Index for the month of July.

The CSO stated the inflation rate which measures the percentage change in the All Items Index for the month of July 2025 over July 2024, was 1.5%.

This remained unchanged from the previous period – June 2025/June 2024. The inflation rate for the comparative period -July 2024/July 2023 was 0.3%, the CSO disclosed.

The All Items Index calculated from the prices collected for the month of July  was 125.7, representing an increase of 0.1 point or 0.1% above the All Items Index for June.

The Index for Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased from 155.5 in June 2025 to 154.6 in July 2025, reflecting a decrease of 0.6%.

The CSO stated, “Contributing significantly to this decrease was the general downward movement in the prices of fresh whole chickens, cucumber, fresh carite, irish potatoes, parboiled rice, garlic, sweet potatoes, soya bean oil, fresh steak and hot peppers.

“However, the full impact of these price decreases was offset by the general increase in the prices of tomatoes, ochroes, melongene, green sweet pepper, eddoes, melon, pumpkin, carbonated soft drink, oranges and pimento. Price changes in this section for the month of July 2025 accounted for a net overall decrease of 0.2 points.”

A further review of the data for July compared with June also reflected decreases in the sub-indices for Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco – 0.2% and Clothing and Footwear – 0.6%.

The period also showed increases, however, in the sub-indices for Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels – 0.2%, Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House – 0.8%.

This in addition to increases in Health of 0.8%, Transport- 0.2%, Recreation and Culture – 0.7%, Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants – 0.1% and Miscellaneous Goods and Services – 0.5%.