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As announced by most observers and economic analysts, inflation rebounded in April 2026 following recent disruptions in global markets and, above all, the rise in petroleum product prices on the local market, reports the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics through the latest edition of its monthly column titled ‘The IPC Corner’.
As announced by most observers and economic analysts, inflation rebounded in April 2026 following recent disruptions in global markets and, above all, the increase in petroleum product prices on the local market, reports the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics through the latest edition of its monthly column entitled “The CPI Corner.”
Indeed, the General Consumer Price Index (CPI, base 100 in 2017-2018), estimated at 590.6 in March, rose to 610.5 in April, thus showing a strong monthly acceleration of 3.4%, compared to 0.8% previously.On the other hand, due to the high level of the CPI at the same time last year, the rebound was less pronounced year-on-year, standing at 21% compared to 20.6% previously, according to the observations of the Directorate of Economic Statistics (DES) of IHSI.The consumption categories that are mainly responsible for the rise in the CPI for the month of April are: ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ (2.2% over a month and 21.3% over a year), ‘Clothing and footwear’ (1.1% over a month and 19% over a year), ‘Housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels’ (2.8% over a month and 22.7% over a year), ‘Transport’ (25.5% over a month and 30.3% over a year), and ‘Restaurants’ (3% over a month and 24.6% over a year).The products that primarily contributed to the annual variation of the CPI are:
Food and non-alcoholic beverages: Rice (on average 24.6%), Maize (on average 21.2%), Meats (on average 28.5%), Fresh fish (27.2%), Herring (on average 24.9%), Edible oil (21.6%), Banana (21.5%) and Peas (on average 23.3%).
Clothing and footwear items: Fabrics (20.3%), Garment making (22.9%) and Suit, universal jacket (21%).Housing, water, gas, electricity, and other fuels: Housing rent (24.8%), (Charcoal (28.4%), Propane gas (29.8%) and Kerosene (37.4%)
Transport: Private vehicle maintenance (28%), Gasoline and diesel (34.4%) and Daily transport (33.5%)
Restaurants: Meals eaten outside (24.6%).
Also for the month of April 2026, the IHSI also observed that the prices of local products increased by 21.6% while those of imported products increased by only 20%
.At the regional level, the Metropolitan Area (Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Pétion-Ville, Carrefour, Tabarre, Cité Soleil, and Croix-des-Bouquets) and the Rest of the West region (Departments of the Southeast and West excluding the Metropolitan Area) experienced the highest inflation in April, with a rate of 21.6%. The Transversal Region (Departments of the Center and Artibonite) follows with an inflation rate of 21.3%.
The South region (Departments of the South, Grande-Anse, and Nippes) ranks fourth with an inflation rate of 20.2%. Meanwhile, the North region (Departments of the North, Northeast, and Northwest) with an inflation rate of 18.9% had the lowest inflation level in April 2026, according to IHSI.
Cyprien L. Gary
