KATHMANDU: The average inflation for the current fiscal year 2025/26 up to mid-June 2026 has been recorded at 2.89 percent.

According to the ‘Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation Report’ released by Nepal Rastra Bank (the central bank) on Monday, which is based on data from the first 11 months of the fiscal year, the year-on-year consumer price inflation stood at 5.22 percent from mid-May to mid-June 2026.

In the same month of the previous year, this inflation rate was 2.72 percent.  According to the central bank, the inflation rate for the food and beverage group stood at 4.95 percent, while the inflation rate for the non-food and services group was 5.37 percent.

Under the food and beverage group, the year-on-year consumer price index for the fruits sub-group increased by 17.40 percent, ghee and oil by 15.10 percent, fish and meat by 5.26 percent, and vegetables by 4.14 percent.

On the other hand, the year-on-year consumer price index for the pulses and legumes sub-group decreased by 0.93 percent.