Brunei Tasa De Inflación

Brunei’s consumer prices dropped 0.7% yoy in December 2025, deepening from a 0.1% fall in the previous month and marking the steepest decline since October 2024. Downward price pressures came from clothing and footwear (-3.6% vs -2.0% in November), housing and utilities (-0.3% vs 0.1%), furnishings and household maintenance (-1.2% vs 0.1%), transport (-0.9% vs 0.1%), recreation and culture (-2.7% vs -1.1%), communication (-0.1% vs -0.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-1.2% vs -1.0%). In contrast, costs rose further for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5% vs 0.4%), health (0.2% vs 0.1%), education (0.3% vs 0.3%), and restaurants and hotels (0.4% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.3%, steeper than a 0.1% gain in November and the fastest pace in three months.