Filenews 22 October 2025
The drop in electricity prices contributed decisively to keeping inflation at negative levels in September 2025, according to the latest data from the Statistical Service and the Consumer Product Price Observatory of the Consumer Protection Service. Despite increases in some food categories, the consumer price index remained negative for the fourth month in a row.
The annual inflation rate stood at -0.7% in September, at the same level as in August, after -0.9% in July and -0.4% in June. The decline in electricity costs by 11% year-on-year is the most important factor that held down overall prices, while petroleum products also recorded a decrease of 2.7%.
At the level of economic categories, compared to September 2024, services increased by 3%, food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 3%, while agricultural products fell by 5%, although they showed an increase of 3.5% compared to August 2025.
Despite the general picture of stability, the Price Observatory records increases in basic food items in September compared to the previous month. The most significant were the price increases in frozen molluscs and shellfish (+13.8%), fresh fish and molluscs (+12.7%) and fresh vegetables and greens (+9.5%). On the contrary, the prices of fresh meat decreased by 4%, while baby diapers (-2.4%), eggs (-1.8%) and breakfast cereals (-1.5%) also fell.
The Consumer Protection Agency emphasizes that reductions in energy, and especially electricity, have boosted the purchasing power of households, limiting the impact of individual food increases.
Smaller price differences in supermarkets
The Service conducted a price comparison of 228 common products across seven hypermarkets through the e-kalathi platform, finding a significant reduction in the differences between the most expensive and cheapest chain.
In June 2025, the difference amounted to €230 (€990 compared to €760), while in October it was limited to €147 (€961 compared to €814). For 40 common products, the price difference between supermarkets decreased from €43 on June 15 to €23 on October 15.
The Service encourages consumers to use e-kalathi for price comparison, pointing out that Price Observatories function as an information tool and not a substitute for personal market research.
