Consumer prices in Mauritius rose 6.4% year on year in October 2026, up from 5.7% in September, according to figures Statistics Mauritius released on Tuesday, November 10. The latest report also shows a 3.8% increase in transport prices during October alone.
The overall consumer price index increased from 114.1 in September to 114.8 in October, a 0.6% monthly rise. Fuel accounted for much of the increase, while food and non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 0.2% over the month.
In Monthly percentage change
Source: Statistics Mauritius, Consumer Price Index for October 2026, Table 5, released 10 November 2026.
| Monthly change (%) | |
|---|---|
| Transport | 3.8 |
| Furnishings and household equipment | 0.5 |
| Recreation, sport and culture | 0.4 |
| Restaurants and accommodation | 0.2 |
| Personal care | 0.2 |
| Healthcare | 0.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | -0.2 |
Fuel costs push up transport prices
According to the statistical agency, the continuing impact of gasoline price changes added 0.6 index point to the overall monthly increase, while diesel added another 0.1 point. The transport index rose from 111.1 to 115.4 in one month. Furnishings and household equipment became 0.5% more expensive, while recreation, sport and culture prices rose 0.4%.
The 6.4% annual increase compares prices with October 2025, when the overall index stood at 107.9. It is 2.3 percentage points higher than the 4.1% annual rate recorded a year earlier. Statistics Mauritius separately measures inflation averaged over the latest 12 months, which reached 4.3% in October, up from 4.1% in September.
Prices accelerate after two years of slower inflation
The agency’s historical series shows that average inflation over the full calendar year reached 10.8% in 2022 before slowing to 7.0% in 2023, 3.6% in 2024 and 3.7% in 2025. The 4.3% rolling 12-month rate reported for October 2026 covers a different time window from those complete calendar-year figures.
In Calendar-year average inflation, %
Source: Statistics Mauritius, Historical CPI Series, October 2026, Table 4, Calendar year – Headline inflation rate, 2016-2025.
| Annual inflation (%) | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10.8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.7 |
Underlying inflation moves at different speeds
CORE1 inflation, which excludes food, beverages, tobacco and mortgage interest, rose 6.8% year on year. The CORE2 measure, which additionally excludes energy and administered-price items, increased 4.2% over the same period.
Other monthly increases included restaurants and accommodation services (+0.2%), personal care items and services (+0.2%), and healthcare (+0.1%). Food and non-alcoholic beverages moved in the opposite direction, falling 0.2%.