Official data ·
Dominican consumer prices rose 0.58 % in October 2026; annual inflation at 5.14 %
The consumer price index rose 0.58 % in October 2026 and year-on-year inflation stood at 5.14 % (5.12 % in September). Core inflation fell for a third month, to 4.54 %. Transport rose 1.57 % on higher gasoline and diesel prices.
The consumer price index (CPI) of the Dominican Republic rose 0.58 % in October 2026, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported. Year-on-year inflation, October 2025 to October 2026, was 5.14 %, slightly above September's 5.12 %. The Central Bank attributed it largely to inflationary pressures from the global energy shock. In October 2025 the monthly change had been 0.55 % and annual inflation 4.23 %.
Core inflation fell for a third consecutive month to 4.54 %, 42 basis points below the 4.96 % of June and July, and remains within the Central Bank's 4.0 % ± 1.0 % target range. Core prices rose 0.45 % in the month.
What went up
Transport rose 1.57 %, the largest contribution, after government increases in regular and premium gasoline and diesel prices following three months of higher international oil prices. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 0.41 % (plantains, sweet potatoes, pigeon peas, eggs, rice), restaurants and hotels 0.48 %, miscellaneous goods and services 0.46 %. Together with transport and food, these groups explained 83.35 % of the month's inflation. Tradable goods rose 1.03 %; non-tradables 0.13 %.
By region, Ozama (National District and Santo Domingo province) rose 0.65 %, the North (Cibao) 0.61 %, the East 0.43 % and the South 0.39 %. By income, prices rose 0.43 % for the lowest quintile and 0.71 % for the highest.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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