Madar (Rabat) - Morocco's consumer price index rose 1.0% in September 2026 from the previous month, as food prices increased 1.6% and non-food prices 0.4%, according to a release from the High Commission for Planning (HCP) published on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
According to the HCP, the increases were led by meat and vegetables (+4.3%) and milk, cheese and eggs (+1.6%), while prices fell 0.4% for fish and seafood and 0.3% for coffee, tea and cocoa. Among non-food items, fuel prices rose 2.0%.
Year on year, the index was up 0.5% from September 2025, with non-food prices up 2.8% and food prices down 2.5%; transport rose 9.4%. Annual inflation had been negative (-0.3%) in August, according to Hespress.
The largest monthly increases were recorded in Laayoune (+2.8%), Beni Mellal (+2.4%) and Guelmim (+1.6%), while Al Hoceima saw a 0.3% decline. Core inflation, which excludes volatile and regulated prices, was 0.5% month on month and 0.6% year on year.
