Consumer prices in Bahrain fell 2.7 percent from a year ago in January 2021, following a 1.6 percent drop in December and marking the 11th straight month of deflation. Prices continued to decline primarily for recreation & culture (-34.1 percent vs -23.1 percent in December 2020), namely package holidays; and restaurants & hotels (-7.8 percent vs -7.9 percent), namely hotels. Meanwhile, food inflation slowed slightly ( 3.3 percent vs 3.4 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 1.1 percent, reversing a 1.1 percent rise in the previous month. source: Central Informatics Organisation - Kingdom of Bahrain

Inflation Rate in Bahrain averaged 1.69 percent from 2008 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 5.22 percent in January of 2009 and a record low of -3.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bahrain Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Bahrain Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2021.

Inflation Rate in Bahrain is expected to be 2.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Inflation Rate in Bahrain to stand at 1.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Bahrain Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2022 and 2.60 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Bahrain Inflation Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.70 -1.60 5.22 -3.60 2008 - 2021 percent Monthly
April 2019=100


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-12-01 07:40 AM Oct -3.6% -1.5% -1.6%
2020-12-31 09:15 AM Nov -3.6% -3.6% -3.9%
2021-02-01 09:20 AM Dec -1.6% -3.6% -3.1%
2021-02-28 08:30 AM Jan -2.7% -1.6% -0.9%
2021-04-02 10:00 AM Feb -2.7% 0.4%
2021-05-03 10:00 AM Mar 2.1%
2021-06-02 10:00 AM Apr
2021-06-30 10:00 AM May
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Bahrain Deflation Deepens in January
Consumer prices in Bahrain fell 2.7 percent from a year ago in January 2021, following a 1.6 percent drop in December and marking the 11th straight month of deflation. Prices continued to decline primarily for recreation & culture (-34.1 percent vs -23.1 percent in December 2020), namely package holidays; and restaurants & hotels (-7.8 percent vs -7.9 percent), namely hotels. Meanwhile, food inflation slowed slightly ( 3.3 percent vs 3.4 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 1.1 percent, reversing a 1.1 percent rise in the previous month.
2021-03-01
Bahrain CPI Falls for 9th Month
Consumer prices in Bahrain fell 3.6 percent from a year ago in November of 2020, the same pace as in the prior month and marking the 9th straight month of deflation. Prices continued to decline primarily for recreation & culture (-43.1 percent vs -42.2 percent in October); restaurants & hotels (-8.9 percent vs -9.4 percent); clothing & footwear (-11.9 percent vs -13.3 percent) and housing & utilities (-2 percent vs -1.2 percent). At the same time, food inflation slowed (2.2 percent vs 3.1 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.2 percent, after decreasing 1.5 percent in the previous month.
2020-12-31
Bahrain Consumer Prices Fall for 8th Month
Consumer prices in Bahrain decreased 3.6 percent from a year ago in October of 2020, following a 1.5 percent fall in the previous month and marking the eighth straight month of deflation. Main downward pressure came from prices of recreation & culture (-42.2 percent vs -38.4 percent in September); restaurants & hotels (-9.4 percent vs -8.4 percent); clothing & footwear (-13.3 percen vs -9.8 percent) and housing & utilities (-1.2 percent vs 3.4 percent). Also, cost slowed for food & non-alcoholic beverages (3.1 percent vs 4.2 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 1.5 percent, after increasing 1.3 percent in the previous month.
2020-12-01
Bahrain Consumer Prices Fall for 7th Month
Consumer prices in Bahrain decreased 1.5 percent from a year ago in September of 2020, following a 3.6 percent fall in the previous month. It was the seventh straight month of deflation, although at a softer pace compared to the previous month as housing & utilities cost rebounded (3.4 percent vs -4.1 percent in August) while prices dropped less for recreation & culture (-38.4 percent vs -40.7 percent); clothing & footwear (-9.8 percent vs -13.5 percent) and furniture & household equipment (-1.5 percent vs -3.4 percent). On the other hand, cost slowed for food & non-alcoholic beverages (4.2 percent vs 4.4 percent) and transport (1.1 percent vs 3.0 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices were up 1.3 percent, following a 0.3 percent gain in the previous month.
2020-11-01

Bahrain Inflation Rate
In Bahrain, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. .