In October 2025, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the RPI was 2.7 percent, up from 2.4 percent in September 2025.
The highest annual inflation rates were registered in Other goods and services (5.0 percent) and Food (3.7 percent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Clothing and footwear (-1.2 percent) and Water, electricity, gas and fuels (0.0 percent).
The largest upward contribution to the overall annual inflation rate was registered in the Food Index (+0.80 percentage points), largely due to higher prices of take-aways.
The second and third largest contributions were measured in the Transport and communication Index (+0.37 percentage points) and the Other goods and services Index (+0.36 percentage points), mainly on account of higher prices of air transport services and jewellery, respectively.
The downward contribution to the overall annual inflation was registered in the Clothing and footwear Index (-0.08 percentage points), mainly reflecting lower prices of garments.
Aggregates
In October 2025, the Other goods and services Index registered the highest annual inflation rate at 5.0 percent, of which Jewellery, watches and other articles registered an annual rate of 18.8 percent. Non-durable household goods registered an annual rate of 2.5 percent.
Veterinary services (including pet food) and domestic services registered an annual rate of 2.6 percent and Insurances, financial services and other services registered an annual rate of 2.6 percent.
The Clothing and footwear Index registered the lowest annual inflation rate of -1.2 percent, of which Clothing registered an annual rate of -1.9 percent and Footwear registered an annual rate of 1.7 percent.
