Georgetown Consumer Price Index – February 2025/January 2025

At the end of February 2025, the Georgetown Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at 143.16, an increase from 143.12 at the end of January 2025, indicating a monthly inflation rate of 0.03 %. The primary contributors to the increase were the Transport & Communication (1.6%) and Medical Care & Health Services (1.4%) categories.

In the Transport and Communication category, inflation is attributed to increases in the prices of goods and services within the Purchased Transport Services (4.4%) subcategory. Meanwhile, the inflation in the Medical Care & Health Services category, the increases in prices of goods and services within the Hospital/Clinic Fees (3.3%) subcategory.

The Food category recorded a deflation of -0.5% mainly due to decreases in the prices of  Vegetable & vegetable products (-3.7%) subcategory. Although the category recorded an overall deflation, there was inflation in some subcategories, inclusive of Fruits & Fruit Products (2.8%), Condiments & Spices (2.1%), and Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.9).

Over the past 12 months, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.0%, largely    driven by significant price increases in various categories: Food (5.0%), Education, Recreation, and Cultural Services (3.1%), Medical Care and Health Services (2.9%), Miscellaneous Goods and Services (2.1%), Transport and Communication (1.7%).