Consumer prices in Solomon Islands rose by 0.9 per cent in September 2026, taking the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 137.8, the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office said. Compared with the same month in 2025, the national CPI was up 5.0 per cent.
Among the major expenditure groups, the office recorded the biggest movements from the previous month in alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics, up 8.6 per cent, and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, down 4.4 per cent. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 0.2 per cent, transport 0.9 per cent and miscellaneous goods and services 1.1 per cent.
On a three-month moving average basis, the inflation rate was +3.6 per cent in September 2026, the office said, with imported items at +3.8 per cent and other (domestic) items at +3.5 per cent. Underlying inflation on the same basis was between +2.8 per cent and +3.5 per cent.
Headline inflation on a three-month moving average basis differed across the provincial towns. Honiara recorded +4.1 per cent, Gizo and Noro +3.3 per cent each, and Auki -4.3 per cent.
Month on month, prices rose 1.1 per cent in Honiara, where alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics were up 9.0 per cent and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels down 4.3 per cent. Prices fell 1.1 per cent in Auki, 1.0 per cent in Gizo and 0.5 per cent in Noro, the office said, with housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels down 7.3 per cent in Auki, 6.4 per cent in Gizo and 5.1 per cent in Noro.
Source: Based on a Solomon Islands National Statistics Office report published on the Solomon Islands Government portal on 3 November 2026. https://solomons.gov.sb/consumer-price-index-increases-by-0-9-percent-in-september/