Tag: HICP
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House prices go up by 6.1% in the last quarter of 2025 according to new Eurostat index
Malta has recorded a 6.1% increase in house prices in the last quarter of 2025, according to the latest House Price Index by Eurostat. The reading is the same provided by the NSO. The property price indicator has been updated along with the HICP updates. House prices in the EU increased by an average of…
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Latest HICP revisions confirm that inflation is receding but very slightly
According to the NSO’s latest release of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), inflation in January went down from 2.5% in December to 2.3% in January, using revised estimates according to ECOICOP version 2 classification. The inflation rate for December has now been calculated 0.1% higher having actually increased after the month of November and…
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Inflation in Malta begins receding: meat and food prices keep pressure up
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) came at 2.4% for last December according to the latest NSO statistics. This is the first downward reading after two consecutive months that were in line with the upward pace of last year. November’s reading was 2.5%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages kept leading the price increases (0.68%) with…
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EuroStat releases flash inflation estimate of 2.1%: unemployment at 6.2% in the Euro area
EuroStat has released a flash inflation estimate of 2.1% for the month of August according to the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), inching higher than the previous inflation rate of 2% in July. Inflation rose mainly due to food alcohol and tobacco followed by services and non-energy industrial goods while energy prices went down.…
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Inflation in Malta keeps rising due to food and non-alcoholic beverages
According to the latest NSO statistics, inflation in Malta is continuing on its rising trend after having waned down a bit at the end of last year. The Harmonised Index for Consumer Prices went up by 2.7% in May higher than its 2.6% increase in April, mainly due to a consistent increase in the prices…
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Inflation rate in Malta made an uptick in the first quarter of this year: pushed by food and non-alcoholic beverages
According to the latest statistics by the National Statistics Office, the inflation rate in Malta made a slow and steady uptick in the first quarter of this year with the latest Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices coming at 2.6% in April and significantly higher than 2.1% rate of March. The increase mainly came from an…
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Food inflation is still going strong in Malta at 10%
Food inflation is still strong in Malta with the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices giving a 5.6% increase in prices during the month of July and food prices going up by 10% as compared with last year. Also, I hope that politicians do understand the meaning of these statistics. Inflation is slowing down, but there…
