Inflation rate (consumer prices) · Kuwait
Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY
The Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY measures how much the prices that households in Kuwait pay for a typical basket of goods and services have risen over the past year.
- Importance
- Medium
- Publié
- Monthly
Derniers chiffres
La dernière publication, pour JUL, est parue le 2025-08-21 et s’est établie à 2.39%. C’est plus que 2.32% la fois précédente.
Sur les 8 dernières publications, la valeur est allée de 2.25% à 2.50%, avec une moyenne de 2.39%. Elle a augmenté trois publications d’affilée.
| Publié | Pour | Réel | Consensus | Précédent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | JUL | 2.39% | – | 2.32% |
| 20 Jul 2025 | JUN | 2.32% | – | 2.25% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | MAY | 2.25% | – | 2.25% |
| 20 May 2025 | APR | 2.25% | – | 2.41% |
| 20 Apr 2025 | MAR | 2.41% | – | 2.49% |
| 25 Mar 2025 | FEB | 2.49% | – | 2.5% |
| 20 Feb 2025 | JAN | 2.5% | – | 2.5% |
| 21 Jan 2025 | DEC | 2.50% | – | 2.36% |
Pourquoi c’est important
Inflation is what the central bank is charged with controlling, so this is one of the most market-moving releases of the month. A figure above expectations makes rate hikes (or a longer wait for cuts) more likely, which usually lifts the the local currency and bond yields; a soft figure does the reverse. It also drives wages, pensions and benefits that are linked to prices.
Mode de calcul
the national statistics office collects many thousands of prices every month (food, rent, energy, transport, clothing, services) and weights them by how much households spend on each, from household surveys. The index compares the cost of the basket with a base year; the inflation rate is the change from the same month a year earlier.
CPI = Σ (price now ÷ base price) × weight × 100
Inflation (yoy) = CPI ÷ CPI 12 months ago − 1Ce que signifient les variations
- Above the central bank's target (usually 2%) and rising: pressure for higher rates.
- Look at the core rate and services prices to see if the move is broad or driven by energy and food.
- Base effects: a big jump a year ago drops out of the yearly rate and can make it fall even if prices keep rising.
- Markets react to the difference from the consensus, often to a single decimal.
Supérieur aux attentes : A higher figure than expected makes the central bank more likely to keep rates high or raise them: it tends to support the the local currency and push bond yields up, and is often a weight on stocks.
Inférieur aux attentes : A lower figure than expected gives the central bank room to cut or hold rates lower: the the local currency tends to soften and bond yields to fall.
Un bref historique
The United States began publishing a national consumer price index in 1919, the United Kingdom's index goes back to 1914. Inflation targeting, started by New Zealand in 1990, made this release the centre of monetary policy almost everywhere.
Questions
What is the Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY?
The Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY measures how much the prices that households in Kuwait pay for a typical basket of goods and services have risen over the past year.
What was the latest Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY?
2.39% for JUL, published on 21 August 2025.
What is a good inflation rate?
Most central banks, including the central bank in many cases, aim for about 2% a year: low enough not to erode savings, high enough to avoid deflation.
Why does the Kuwait Inflation Rate YoY move the the local currency?
Because it changes what traders expect the central bank to do with its policy rate, and interest rates decide what holding the currency pays.
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