According to the National Bureau of Statistics, average consumer prices in December 2025 reached their lowest level in a year. Significantly, compared to November, the increase in December was only about 0.9%, reflecting a decline in domestic consumer demand for food products.
December was not a driver of food inflation. Statistics recorded even month-on-month declines of about 0.1% in average food prices and about 0.2% in average non-food prices. The most noticeable decrease in prices in December, strangely enough, was recorded for vegetables – by 1.8% and for fruits – by 1.0%.
At the same time, the increase in prices for chicken eggs (by 2.8%), vegetable oil, milk and dairy products (by 0.4% for each category of goods) did not give such a tangible setback to food prices. At the same time, the increase in prices for services provided to the population (by 3.5%) led to an increase in average consumer prices by 1% in December and “supported” the slowdown in the rate of return of annual inflation to acceptable values.
On an annualized basis, the average prices for food products increased by 5.6%, for non-food products – by 2.3%, and for services provided to the population – by 14.8%. Average annual inflation in Moldova amounted to 7.8%, more than one and a half times outpacing last year’s rate of consumer price growth, when it amounted to an average of 4.7% in 2024.
