Consumer Price Index - 1st Quarter 2026
Highlights
(Base period: January – December 2023 = 100)
1. The Consumer Price Index, which stood at 108.2 in December 2025, registered a net increase of 1.4 points (or +1.3%) to reach 109.6 in March 2026.
2. The main contributors for the net increase in CPI from December 2025 to March 2026 were:
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- higher prices of vegetables (+0.3 point) and some other food products (+0.1 point);
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- higher prices of whisky (+0.1 point);
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- higher workman's wages (+0.2 point);
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- higher doctors' fees (+0.1 point);
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- higher private secondary tuition fees (+0.1 point);
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- higher prices of prepared foods (+0.1 point);
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- higher charges for home (+0.1 point) and medical (+0.1 point) insurance;
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- higher prices of goods for personal care and hygiene (+0.1 point) and, other goods and services (+0.2 point);
partly offset by -
- lower prices of motor vehicles (-0.1 point).
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3. The headline inflation rate for the twelve months ending March 2026 worked out to 4.2%, compared to 2.5% for the twelve months ending March 2025.
4. The headline inflation rate excluding “Alcoholic beverages and tobacco" for the twelve months ending March 2026 worked out to 3.8%, compared to 2.7% for the twelve months ending March 2025.
Statistics Mauritius
Ministry of Finance
14 April 2026
