Consumer Price Index -
3rd Quarter 2024
Highlights
1. The Consumer Price Index, which stood at 102.6 in June 2024, registered a net increase of 0.8 point (or +0.8%) to reach 103.4 in September 2024.
2. The main contributors for the net increase in the CPI from June to September 2024 were:
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- higher prices of fruits (+0.1 point), other food products (+0.5 point) and, other goods and services (+0.4 point);
partly offset by
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- lower prices of vegetables (-0.2 point).
- 3. The headline inflation rate for the twelve months ending September 2024 works out to 3.8%, compared to 9.0% for the twelve months ending September 2023.
4. The headline inflation rate excluding “Alcoholic beverages and tobacco" for the twelve months ending September 2024 works out to 3.6%, compared to 8.8% for the twelve months ending September 2023.
Statistics Mauritius
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
15 October 2024
