Inflation in Cyprus

Cyprus - Harmonized Inflation
Inflation comes in at highest level since August 1992 in March
Consumer prices increased 1.83% in March over the previous month, picking up from February's 1.21% rise. March's uptick marked the highest reading since September 2005. Looking at the details of the release, housing and utilities prices rose in March after dropping in the previous month, while price pressures for transportation eased slightly.
Inflation came in at 7.1% in March, up from February’s 6.6%. March's reading represented the highest inflation rate since August 1992. Meanwhile, the trend pointed up, with annual average inflation coming in at 4.4% in March (February: 3.7%).
FocusEconomics panelists project harmonized inflation to average 4.8% in 2022, which is up 2.4 percentage points from last month’s forecast, and 1.7% in 2023.
Cyprus - Harmonized Inflation Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Inflation Rate (HICP, annual variation in %) | -1.6 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Cyprus Harmonized Inflation Chart

Source: National Statistical Service and FocusEconomics calculations.
Cyprus Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Exchange Rate | 1.12 | 0.65 % | Dec 31 |
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Economic News
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Cyprus: Industrial output growth drops to 10-month low in February
April 28, 2022
Industrial output expanded 3.4% year-on-year in February (January: +4.7% yoy).
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Cyprus: Inflation comes in at highest level since August 1992 in March
April 7, 2022
Consumer prices increased 1.83% in March over the previous month, picking up from February's 1.21% rise.
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March 4, 2022
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February 23, 2022
Consumer prices rose 1.21% from the previous month in February, which contrasted the 0.50% drop seen in January.