Georgetown Consumer Price Index – July 2025/June 2025

At the end of July 2025, the Georgetown Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at 147.76, an increase from 147.60 at the end of June 2025, indicating a monthly inflation rate of 0.1%. The primary contributors to the monthly inflation are the Food, Housing, Furniture and Transport & Communication categories, each of which increased by 0.1%.

Significant sub-categories contributing to this rise in the Food category include Condiments & Spices (6.7%), Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5%), Pulses & Pulse Products (0.4%), Oil & Fats (excluding Butter) (0.4%), Cereal & Cereal Products (0.3%) and Vegetable & Vegetable Products (0.3%).

In the Non-Food category, inflation is attributed to increases in the prices of goods and services within the subcategories Operation/ Personal Transport (0.7%), Fuel & Power (0.3%) and Cleaning Materials (0.3%).

In contrast, mitigating the inflation for the period, the following subcategories recorded deflationary movements: 

• Food subcategories: Fruits & Fruit Products (-3.5%), Alcoholic Beverages & Intoxicants (-1.6%).
• Non-Food subcategory: Medical & Personal Care (-0.1%).

Over the past 12 months, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4.1%, largely driven by significant price increases in various categories: Food (8.0%), Education, Recreation & Cultural Services (3.7%), Medical Care and Health Services (3.6%), Miscellaneous Goods & Services (2.6%), Furniture (1.0%) and Clothing (0.2%).