Hong Kong Inflation Rate, Month on Month

How much consumer prices changed in the latest month.

0.1%

−0.2pp vs Jul 2026

Aug 2026 · Monthly data

Not seasonally adjusted

Matches the latest releaseNot refreshed recently, awaiting the next release

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Inflation Rate, Month on Month

Nov 2004 to Aug 2026

Source: IMF consumer price index (CPI, HKG.CPI._T.POP_PCH_PA_PT.M) · Composite CPI, all items, change on the previous month, not seasonally adjusted, to one decimal place.

Hong Kong Inflation Rate, Month on Month in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Hong Kong, the inflation rate, month on month was unchanged over the year to Aug 2026, from 0.1% in Aug 2025.

Over the past five years it has ranged from −2.3% in Sep 2021 to 2.8% in Oct 2021.

Its average since Nov 2004 is 0.2%, and the latest reading is below that.

How this series is defined

Everything you need to check the figure against the source.

Source
IMF
Series
consumer
Frequency
Monthly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Not seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Aug 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Data refreshed 2026-10-16. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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