The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the All Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2025 increased by 1.3 per cent. This was mainly influenced by a two per cent increase in the index for the 'food and non-alcoholic beverages’ division. According to STATIN, this movement was due primarily to a 4.5 per cent increase in the index of the ‘vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses’...
Higher food prices drive 1.3 per cent increase in December CPI, says STATIN