科威特的年通货膨胀率从上个月的2.41%降至2025年4月的2.25%。这标志着自2020年9月以来最疲软的步伐,食品和饮料价格自2020年7月以来涨幅最小(4.61%对3月的4.99%)。服装和鞋类(4.10%对4.26%)和通信(0.64%对0.72%)的价格也有所放缓,而香烟和烟草的价格在3月份小幅上涨0.07%后持平。与此同时,住房服务(0.74%)、娱乐和文化(1.92%)、餐馆和酒店(1.50%)、卫生(3.79%)、家居用品和维护设备(3.46%)以及教育(0.87%)的通货膨胀率保持稳定。另一方面,杂项商品和服务价格加速上涨(4.90%对4.72%)。此外,运输成本下降速度更快(-1.05%对-0.98%)。按月计算,4月份消费者价格指数上涨0.15%,为三个月来最低,较3月份0.29%的涨幅有所回落,3月份的涨幅是三个月以来最快的。
The annual inflation rate in Kuwait slowed to 2.25% in April 2025, down from 2.41% in the previous month. It marked the softest pace since September 2020, with food and beverage prices rising the least since July 2020 (4.61% vs 4.99% in March). Prices also moderated for clothing & footwear (4.10% vs 4.26%) and communication (0.64% vs 0.72%), while prices of cigarettes and tobacco were flat, after edging up 0.07% in March. Meanwhile, inflation was steady for housing services (0.74%), recreation and culture (1.92%), restaurants and hotels (1.50%), health (3.79%), home furnishings and maintenance equipment (3.46%), and education (0.87%). On the other hand, miscellaneous goods and services prices accelerated (4.90% vs 4.72%). Additionally, transport costs declined at a faster pace (-1.05% vs -0.98%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed by 0.15% in April, the lowest in three months, easing from a 0.29% gain in March, which had been the fastest pace in three months.