There was a 0.8% increase in the All Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September.

This was revealed by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) today.

The CPI measures changes in the general level of prices for consumer goods and services purchased by private households.

Acting director of the administrative statistics division, Siomara McDonald explains that the main contributor to the increase in the CPI for September, was the ‘food and non-alcoholic beverages’ division, which rose by 0.9%.

There were higher prices for some agricultural produce, such as sweet potato, tomato, carrot, and cabbage in the class ‘vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses’.

The ‘housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ division recorded a 1% increase, reflecting higher electricity rates and rental costs.

Additionally, there was a 5.6% upward movement in the index for the ‘education’ division, due to higher tuition fees for private schools at the primary level for the new school term.

Mrs. McDonald noted that the point-to-point inflation rate for September 2024 to September 2025 increased by 2.1%.