Fiji inflation reaches 7.6% as Reserve Bank holds policy rate

A September policy decision highlights the balancing act between price pressures and economic growth.

By RBF News Desk

RBF News published 18 Oct 2026 · Updated 18 Oct 2026

Women buying and selling vegetables at Suva Market in Fiji — Suva Market, photographed in October 2013. Contextual archive photograph illustrating household food costs; not the September 2026 policy announcement. Photo: UN Women / Olivia Owen. CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Fiji’s annual inflation reached 7.6% in August 2026, while the Reserve Bank of Fiji left its overnight policy rate at 0.25%, according to FBC News’s report of 25 September.

The report attributed the price increase to food, energy and kava, alongside the fading effect of an earlier VAT reduction. The bank was balancing these pressures against support for economic activity.

This is an RBF News summary of historical reporting, not a live economic update. Read the linked original for the full report and context.

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