According to the statistics of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), the general inflation It went from 3.49% in September 2024 to 3.51% in September 2025. As can be seen in the graph, inflation has shown an increasing trend over the course of the year. Although the increase in prices remains within the range established by the BCRD, the impact of inflation persists through the loss of purchasing power of the weight.
The core inflation has had a more pronounced behavior, reaching 4.35% in September 2025; its highest level since November 2023, when it stood at 4.48%.
The BCRD defines the core inflation such as that which excludes the prices of items with high variabilitysuch as food, fuel, services with regulated rates such as electricity and transportation, as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
The central banks They usually pay special attention to this indicator because they consider that it allows them to more clearly identify the effect of their decisions on monetary aggregates and, consequently, on the increase in prices.
The groups of goods and services that registered the greatest increases between September 2024 and September 2025 were Communications (4.0%), Restaurants and Hotels (4.2%), and Recreation and Culture (5.8%).
However, considering the weight that each group has in household spending, three groups explain 57.7% of the inflation growth during the last year: Food and Drinks non-alcoholic with 28.8%, Goods and Services Miscellaneous (15.7%), and Restaurants and Hotels (13.2%).
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