Oman’s inflation rate rises by 0.5%

Muscat: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the Sultanate of Oman rose by 0.5 percent in August 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, based on the 2018 benchmark.

The average inflation rate for the period from January to August 2025 also increased by 0.8 percent, according to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

The data showed that the miscellaneous personal goods and services group recorded the highest price increase at 6.0 percent. This was followed by the transport group at 2.7 percent, and the restaurants and hotels group at 2.5 percent. The health group registered an increase of 0.8 percent, the clothing and footwear group 0.4 percent, and the education group 0.1 percent.

In contrast, prices for the food and non-alcoholic beverages group decreased by 1.8 percent, the culture and entertainment group by 0.2 percent, and the furnishings, household equipment, and maintenance group by 0.1 percent. Prices for housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, as well as the communications and tobacco groups, remained unchanged.

The average inflation rate for the miscellaneous personal goods and services group in Oman during the January-August 2025 period was 6.2 percent.

Regarding the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages in August 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, the data indicated that several sub-groups recorded increases. The group of food products not classified elsewhere topped the list with a 3.7 percent increase, followed by the sugar, jam, honey, and confectionery group at 3.2 percent, and the oils and fats group at 2.2 percent. Prices for the milk, cheese, and eggs group increased by 1.1 percent, the meat group by 0.6 percent, and the bread and cereals group by a slight 0.3 percent.

Meanwhile, prices for the vegetables group decreased by 14.6 percent, followed by the fruits group at 3.1 percent, and the fish group with a 2.1 percent decrease. The non-alcoholic beverages group registered a slight decline of 0.2 percent.

At the governorate level, the data showed that Al Dhahirah Governorate recorded the highest inflation rate by the end of August 2025, at 1.1 percent, compared to the same period last year. It was followed by Al Dakhiliyah at 1.0 percent, and Muscat at 0.6 percent.

The inflation rate in Al Buraimi Governorate was 0.4 percent, followed by Musandam at 0.3 percent. North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and South Al Sharqiyah Governorates all recorded an inflation rate of 0.2 percent. Al Wusta and Dhofar Governorates registered an inflation rate of 0.1 percent, while prices in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate remained unchanged.