Malta Inflation Rate 2005-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Annual inflation rate in Malta increased to 2.5% in September of 2018 from 2.4% in the previous month. It was the highest inflation rate since December of 2012, as prices rose further for food & non-alcoholic beverages (3.3% from 2.4% in August); transport (3.8% from 3.2%); housing & utilities (0.6% from 0.5%) and miscellaneous goods & services (2.2% from 1.5%). On the other hand, cost slowed for restaurant & hotels (4.1% from 4.7%); furniture & household equipment (2.5% from 2.6%); health (0.2% from 0.5%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (1.3% from 1.4%). Meanwhile, prices continued to decline for recreation & culture (-1% from -1.5%); clothing & footwear (-1.1% from -4.3%); communication (-1.9% from -0.1%) and education (-0.8%, the same as in August). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.8%, after a 0.7% gain in August. Inflation Rate in Malta averaged 1.93 percent from 2005 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.74 percent in October of 2008 and a record low of -1.08 percent in April of 2007.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-08-17	09:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY	2.1%	2%	1.9%
2018-09-14	09:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY	2.4%	2.1%	2%
2018-10-12	09:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY	2.5%	2.4%	1.9%
2018-11-16	10:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY		2.5%	1.8%
2018-12-14	10:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY			1.8%

Malta Prices	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate	2.50	2.40	5.74	-1.08	percent	[+]
Inflation Rate Mom	-0.80	0.70	4.16	-3.44	percent	[+]
Harmonised Consumer Prices	107.56	106.81	107.56	61.45	Index Points	[+]
Consumer Price Index CPI	100.86	100.78	101.21	74.37	Index Points	[+]
GDP Deflator	81.35	81.47	136.90	81.35	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices	106.20	100.38	114.38	93.76	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices Change	3.50	3.90	9.50	-9.70	percent	[+]
Food Inflation	3.30	2.40	6.80	-0.40	percent	[+]
Cpi Housing Utilities	103.06	103.05	109.63	99.38	Index Points	[+]
Cpi Transportation	105.71	103.21	105.71	87.51	Index Points	[+]

Malta Inflation Rate

In Malta, the most important category in the consumer price index is Restaurant and Hotels (17.6 percent of total weight). Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages accounts for 16.2 percent; Transport for 13.4 percent; Recreation and Culture for 10.5 percent; Housing and Utilities for 8.3 percent and Miscellaneous Goods and Service for 8 percent. Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear; Health; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; Communication and Education account for the remaining 26 percent of total weight. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malta Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malta Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	2.50	2.40	5.74	-1.08	2005 - 2018	percent	Monthly	2015=100, NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Argentina	34.40	Aug/18	31.2	20263	-7	%	Monthly
Australia	2.10	Jun/18	1.9	23.9	-1.3	%	Quarterly
Brazil	4.53	Sep/18	4.19	6821	1.65	%	Monthly
Canada	2.80	Aug/18	3	21.6	-17.8	%	Monthly
China	2.50	Sep/18	2.3	28.4	-2.2	%	Monthly
Euro Area	2.10	Sep/18	2	5	-0.7	%	Monthly
France	2.20	Sep/18	2.3	18.8	-0.7	%	Monthly
Germany	2.30	Sep/18	2	11.54	-7.62	%	Monthly
India	3.77	Sep/18	3.69	12.17	1.54	%	Monthly
Indonesia	2.88	Sep/18	3.2	82.4	-1.17	%	Monthly
Italy	1.40	Sep/18	1.6	25.64	-0.6	%	Monthly
Japan	1.30	Aug/18	0.9	24.9	-2.5	%	Monthly
Mexico	5.02	Sep/18	4.9	180	2.13	%	Monthly
Netherlands	1.90	Sep/18	2.1	11.19	-1.3	%	Monthly
Russia	3.40	Sep/18	3.1	2333	2.2	%	Monthly
Saudi Arabia	2.20	Aug/18	2.2	11.1	-2	%	Monthly
Singapore	0.70	Aug/18	0.6	34	-3.1	%	Monthly
South Africa	4.90	Aug/18	5.1	20.7	0.2	%	Monthly
South Korea	1.90	Sep/18	1.4	32.5	0.2	%	Monthly
Spain	2.30	Sep/18	2.2	28.43	-1.37	%	Monthly
Switzerland	1.00	Sep/18	1.2	11.92	-1.4	%	Monthly
Turkey	24.52	Sep/18	17.9	139	-4.01	%	Monthly
United Kingdom	2.70	Aug/18	2.5	8.5	-0.1	%	Monthly
United States	2.30	Sep/18	2.7	23.7	-15.8	%	Monthly