Headline inflation hits record lows amid structural pressures

2026-02-05 - 01:57

2025 marked a clear turning point in Fiji’s inflation cycle as conditions shifted from lingering stickiness to broad disinflation and steep deflation. In his quarterly economic update, Westpac Pacific Economist Shamal Chand says headline inflation began 2025 at 2.5 yr percent but fell below zero from February and remained negative for most of the year.