The National Planning Council has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2025, which stood at 112.39 points. This marks a monthly rise of 1.44% compared to November 2025 and a year-on-year increase of 1.95% compared to December 2024.

Analysis of the major CPI components for December 2025, compared to November 2025, reveals that eight groups increased, one group declined, and three groups remained unchanged.

On a monthly basis, increases were recorded in the following groups: Recreation and Culture by 6.84%, Miscellaneous Goods and Services by 1.87%, Restaurants and Hotels by 1.71%, Clothing and Footwear by 0.89%, Transport by 0.71%, Communication by 0.35%, Food and Beverages by 0.19%, and Housing, Water, and Electricity by 0.15%. In contrast, the only decrease was observed in the Education group, which fell by 0.02%, while the Tobacco, Furniture, and Health groups showed no change.

Comparing December 2025 with December 2024 (Y-o-Y change), an increase of 1.95% was recorded. This uptick was driven by rises in eight groups: Miscellaneous Goods and Services by 18.68%, Clothing and Footwear by 3.28%, Education by 2.04%, Housing, Water, and Electricity by 1.50%, Recreation and Culture by 1.44%, Furniture and Household Equipment by 1.39%, Food and Beverages by 0.63%, and Communication by 0.17%.

Conversely, declines were registered in three groups: Health by 0.75%, Restaurants and Hotels by 0.65%, and Transport by 0.42%, while the Tobacco group remained unchanged.

Excluding the “Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels" group, the CPI for December 2025 stood at 117.68 points, reflecting a monthly increase of 1.71% compared to November 2025 and a year-on-year rise of 2.05% compared to December 2024.​