The inflation rate in Tunisia stood at 5.4% in August 2026, after a rate of 5.1% recorded in July 2026 according to figures published today by the INS.
This rate is explained, according to the INS, by the acceleration in the pace of price increases for the “Food” group (7.8% in August 2026 against 6.8% in July 2026), the prices of the “Drinks and mineral waters” group (3.7% in August 2026 against 3.1% in July 2026), as well as by the rise in prices of the group “Health” (3.4% in August 2026 against 2.7% in July 2026).
On a year-on-year basis, prices of the “Food and beverages” group rose by 7.5%. This rise is essentially explained by the increase in prices of poultry meat by 16.5%, sheep meat by 14.7%, fruits by 14.4%, beef by 13.6% and fresh fish by 10.9%. By contrast, the prices of cooking oils fell by 4.3%
Manufactured goods and services
Over the year, prices of manufactured goods increased by 4.7% due to the rise in prices of clothing and footwear by 9% and household cleaning products by 5%. For services, the price increase is 4.3% year on year, mainly explained by the rise in prices of accommodation services by 15.6%.
In August 2026, the core inflation rate (excluding food and energy) registered a slight increase to 4.9%, up from 4.8% in July 2026. Prices of freely priced products rose by 6.5% year on year. Prices of price-regulated products rose by 1.3%. Freely priced food products rose by 8.5% versus 0.2% for price-regulated food products.
