Cost of food in Mauritius increased 2.80 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Mauritius averaged 4.57 percent from 2013 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 18.40 percent in March of 2022 and a record low of -27.28 percent in December of 2013. source: Central Statistics Office, Mauritius

Food Inflation in Mauritius is expected to be 3.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mauritius Food Inflation is projected to trend around 5.20 percent in 2026 and 4.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 108.10 108.20 points Aug 2025
Core Inflation Rate 7.40 7.20 percent Aug 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 100.90 100.90 points Aug 2025
CPI Transportation 102.90 102.42 points Aug 2025
Export Prices 164.50 164.70 points Mar 2025
Food Inflation 2.80 4.50 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 4.80 5.20 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.10 0.00 percent Aug 2025
Producer Prices 167.10 166.00 points Jul 2025
Producer Prices Change 7.50 7.20 percent Jul 2025



Mauritius Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.80 4.50 18.40 -27.28 2013 - 2025 percent Monthly
Jan-Dec 2023=100