14.11.202515:09:39UTC+00Dominican Republic Inflation Accelerates to 1-Year High

In October 2025, the annual inflation rate in the Dominican Republic climbed to 4.23%, up from 3.76% in September, reaching its highest level since October 2024. The increase in prices was most notable in certain sectors: food and non-alcoholic beverages soared to 5.93% from the previous 4.40%, housing increased to 2.61% from 2.54%, healthcare costs rose to 5.03% from 4.88%, transportation costs went up to 3.07% from 2.87%, communication costs increased to 2.31% from 2.00%, and there were also upticks in recreation and culture (1.13% from 1.10%) and restaurant and hotel prices (5.90% from 5.56%). Conversely, the prices for clothing and footwear experienced a slight decline, decreasing to -1.40% from -1.39%. Education costs remained unchanged at 5.83%, while other sectors saw more moderated increases in prices. On a monthly basis, inflation rose, accelerating to 0.55% from 0.34%.