October inflation in Malta edges up to 2.5%

Annual inflation in October stood at 2.5%, an increase of 0.1 points over September, according to the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).

The figures released on Wednesday by the National Statistics Office (NSO) show that the highest annual inflation rates were recorded in education (4.3%) and miscellaneous goods and services (3.8%). The lowest annual inflation rates were registered in communication (-4%) and clothing and footwear (-2.9%).

Annual inflation in Malta was 0.4 percentage points higher than the 2.1% registered in the euro area. According to Eurostat, the EU statistics office, euro area annual inflation in October was down by 0.1 points from September.

Meanwhile, EU annual inflation was 2.5% in October, down from 2.6% in September.

The lowest annual rates were registered in Cyprus (0.2%), France (0.8%) and Italy (1.3%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (8.4%), Estonia (4.5%) and Latvia (4.3%). Compared with September 2025, annual inflation fell in 15 member states, remained stable in three and rose in nine.