2024年11月,马耳他的年通货膨胀率从前一个月的2.4%降至2.1%,回到三年低点。食品和非酒精饮料(10月份为3.4%对4%)、住房和公用事业(1.1%对1.3%)、健康(2.8%对2.9%)以及餐馆和酒店(2.5%对2.9%)的价格有所放缓。此外,服装和鞋类(-1.8%对0.4%)以及家具、家用设备和日常家居维护(-0.9%对0.3%)的成本大幅下降。与此同时,娱乐和文化的价格上涨速度更快(1.4%对0.4%),而通信的通货紧缩有所缓解(-4.5%对-4.9%)。2024年11月,消费者价格环比下跌3.2%,标志着连续第三个月出现通货紧缩,也是这一序列中跌幅最大的一个月,此前两个月均下跌1%。
Malta’s annual inflation rate edged down to 2.1% in November 2024 from 2.4% in the previous month, returning to three-year lows. Prices moderated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.4% vs. 4% in October), housing and utilities (1.1% vs. 1.3%), health (2.8% vs. 2.9%), and restaurants and hotels (2.5% vs. 2.9%). Additionally, costs tumbled for clothing and footwear (-1.8% vs. 0.4%) and furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-0.9% vs. 0.3%). Meanwhile, prices rose at a faster pace for recreation and culture (1.4% vs. 0.4%), while deflation eased for communication (-4.5% vs. -4.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 3.2% in November 2024, marking the third consecutive month of deflation and the sharpest fall in this sequence, following a 1% drop in each of the previous two months.