Tunisia's inflation rate rises to 5.6% in October

The inflation rate for household consumption in Tunisia rose to 5.6% during October 2026, after being around 5.4% during last September. The National Institute of Statistics (NIST) explained in the data of the Family Consumer Price Index released on Thursday that this increase is mainly due to the acceleration of the food and beverage group price upward trend to 8.5% versus 8.4% in the previous month.

Food prices on an annual basis increased by 8.5%, with fresh produce rising by 20%, beef by 14.7%, poultry by 14.5%, along with beef prices rising by 13%, fresh greens by 12.9%, and fresh fish by 8.9%, while food oils fell by 4.8%.

Manufactured materials prices increased by 4.8% annually, resulting in an increase in the cost of clothing and footwear by 9.1% and cleaning materials by 4.8%. Service prices rose by 4.1% driven by an increase in hotel services by 14.1%, at a time when the overall rate of rise for restaurants and hostels decreased from 6.5 to 6.2% and for entertainment and culture from 3.9 to 3.6%.

Involuntary inflation without energy and nutrition accounted for 4.8% during October versus 4.9% in September, free material prices rose by 6.8% versus about 1.2% for framed materials, and free food recorded an increase of 9.6% versus 0.3% for framed material.

The family consumption price index rose on a monthly basis by 0.7% compared to September, driven by a 6.3% increase in clothing and footwear prices following the end of the summer discount season, with clothing prices rising by 6.2% and footwear by 7.4%, along with a 0.2% monthly increase in food and beverage prices.