In the September 2022 quarter compared with the June 2022 quarter:

  • The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 2.0 percent.
  • The largest increase in prices this quarter is the Transport group which increased to 9.3 percent, contributing 1.5 percent to the overall CPI growth.
  • The Food and non- alcohol beverages group increased by 1.0 percent, contributing to 0.4 percent to the over-
    all CPI growth.
  • The largest decrease for this quarter came from the Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group,
    down -3.6 percent attributing to a -0.1 percent to the overall CPI.


CPI Year on year change:

  • The September 2022 quarter versus the September 2021 quarter, the CPI increased to 5.9 percent.
  • This compare to an increase of 2.1 percent in June 2022 quarter to the June 2021 quarter.

The CPI measures the rate for price change of goods and services purchased by Nauru’s residence household. The
Nauru Bureau of Statistics (NBS) collects prices from five major outlets in Nauru including some Chinese Shops, as
well as prices from other service providers, including transport, energy and telecommunications. The CPI weights are
derived from the Nauru Household Income & Expenditure Survey (HIES) of 2012/13.