Higher prices for vegetables, tubers, plantains and pulses drove up the consumer price index in September.
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Nakinskie Robinson reports
Jamaicans faced higher prices in September as the All Jamaica Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8 per cent.
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the main contributor was a 0.9 per cent increase in the food and non-alcoholic beverages category, driven mainly by higher prices for vegetables, tubers, plantains and pulses.
There was also a one per cent rise in the housing, water, electricity gas and other fuels division, reflecting higher electricity rates and rental costs.
The education category saw the sharpest jump, up 5.6 per cent, due mainly to higher tuition fees for private primary schools at the start of the new school term.
On a year-over-year basis, inflation for the period September 2024 to 2025 stood at 2.1 per cent.
The key contributors were housing and utilities, restaurants and accommodation services, and food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Housing and utilities recorded a 4.8 per cent increase mainly from higher rents and 3.1 per cent rise in electricity rates.
Restaurant prices declined 4.1 percent, driven by more expensive meals at fast food outlets and cook shops.
Meanwhile, the price index for meats rose 6.5 per cent, reflecting higher prices for turkey neck, whole chicken and chicken parts.
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