FX.co ★ Fiji Consumer Prices Fall the Most Since 2023

Consumer prices in Fiji saw a decrease of 3.8% year-on-year in September 2025, following a 3.5% reduction in the prior month, marking eight consecutive months of deflation. The statistics now utilize 2019 as the base year, replacing the previous 2011 base. This decline is the sharpest annual drop recorded since at least January 2023. Notably, food prices fell dramatically, recording their steepest drop since records began in 2023, decreasing by 8.2% compared to a 7.6% drop in August. Transportation costs also experienced a significant decline, falling at the fastest rate in ten months at 8.1% compared to 7.9% previously. Additional downward pressures stemmed from housing, which decreased by 2.2% compared to a 2.3% drop; clothing and footwear, at -4.1% compared to -4.5%; and recreation and culture, at -1.2% compared to -1.7%. Conversely, prices increased in categories such as furnishings, household equipment, and routine maintenance at 1.0% compared to 1.3%; alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 3.0% compared to 3.1%; education remaining stable at 0.5%; and miscellaneous goods and services at 5.8% compared to 5.7%. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices increased by 0.3% in September, bouncing back from a 1.8% decline in August.