Malta Verbraucherpreise

Malta’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2.4% in December 2025 from 2.5% in the previous month. This also marked the lowest reading since September, mainly driven by ongoing costs deflation for clothing and footwear, which dropped by 3.2%, deepening from a 1.7% fall in November. Prices also declined further for communication (5.5% vs 5%), while inflation softened for restaurants and hotels (3.1% vs 4%). In contrast, costs continued to increase for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.7% vs 3.4%), furnishings, household equipment and maintenance (2.2% vs 1.2%), and transport (2.7% vs 2.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices decreased by 0.4% in December, reversing a 0.7% gain in the preceding period.