FX.co ★ Bahrain Inflation Rate Steady in March

In March 2025, Bahrain's annual inflation rate remained stable at 0.1%, consistent with the preceding month. A closer look at sectoral price dynamics reveals that transportation costs slightly decreased (from 3.7% in February to 3.6% in March). Meanwhile, deflation intensified in the categories of food and non-alcoholic beverages (declining further from -0.8% to -1.7%), furnishings (from -0.8% to -2.2%), and clothing and footwear (from -5.7% to -6.7%). Conversely, there was an uptick in prices for restaurants and hotels, which rose to 3.9% from 1.5%, and health services, which increased to 5.9% from 5.5%. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices experienced a 0.2% decline, in contrast to the 0.3% increase observed in February.