Tunisia's Inflation Rate Drops to 5.7% in February 2025
Tunisia's inflation rate decreased in February 2025, reaching 5.7%, down from 6% in January. This decline is mainly attributed to a slowdown in the increase of food prices (7% in February compared to 7.1% in January), clothing and footwear (8.6% compared to 9.7%), health services (4% compared to 9.1%), and housing, water, gas, and electricity (3.8% compared to 4.1%).
On an annual basis, food prices have risen by 7%, driven by increases in the prices of lamb meat (+21.4%), fresh vegetables (+18.7%), dried fruits (+14.2%), fresh fish (+13.4%), and poultry (+10.5%). In contrast, food oil prices have dropped by 16.2%.
Manufactured product prices have increased by 5.2%, with a notable rise in clothing and footwear prices (+9.7%). For services, the price increase stands at 5.1%, driven by an 11.4% increase in prices in the restaurant, café, and hotel sector.
The underlying inflation rate (excluding food and energy) has decreased to 5.7% in February, down from 6% in January. Free prices have risen by 6.7% over the year, while controlled prices have increased by 2.2%. Free food prices have seen a 7.8% increase, compared to 1.1% for controlled prices.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices have slightly decreased by 0.1% compared to January. This decline is mainly due to a 3.6% drop in clothing and footwear prices due to winter sales, as well as a 0.1% decrease in electricity tariffs. Meanwhile, food prices have risen by 0.5%, driven by increases in lamb meat (+2.7%), fresh vegetables (+1.5%), and fresh fruits (+1.4%). Food oils and poultry have seen respective decreases of 2.1% and 1.6%.
The sectors that have contributed the most to inflation are manufactured products and fresh food products, each representing 2% of the overall inflation rate. Free non-food products have contributed 3.2%, while free food products have contributed 1.9%. In contrast, controlled food products have had a marginal impact, with a contribution of 0.1%.
