Brunei’s consumer prices declined by 0.3% year-on-year in February 2026, following a 0.2% drop in January and extending the deflationary trend to a fourth consecutive month. Price decreases remained broad-based, with notable falls in housing and utilities (-0.3%, unchanged from January), furnishings and household maintenance (-0.2%, also unchanged), communication (-3.5% vs -3.4%), recreation and culture (-2.9% vs -2.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-0.3%, unchanged). Clothing and footwear prices fell by 1.2%, reversing a 0.9% increase in the previous month, while transport costs were essentially flat (0.01% vs 0.1%).
By contrast, inflation accelerated in several categories: food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.7% vs 0.2%), health (0.2% vs 0.01%), education (0.3% vs 0.2%), and restaurants and hotels (0.5% vs 0.4%). On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.2% in February, rebounding from a 0.7% decline in January.
