Consumer prices in Bahrain were flat year-on-year in September 2025, following a 0.8% decline in the previous month. Price deflation eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.6% vs -3.8% in August), clothing and footwear (-3.8% vs -5.3%), housing and utilities (-1.4% vs -1.6%), and recreation and culture (-0.9% vs -1.3%), while transport prices remained unchanged. Additional upward pressure came from faster price growth in education (2.8% vs 0.8%), restaurants and hotels (2.2% vs 1.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (4.2% vs 2.2%). Meanwhile, costs continued to fall for furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-1.9% vs -1.0%) and for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.5% vs 0%), while inflation slowed for health (0.2% vs 5.3%) and communication (0.5% vs 2.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.5% in September, following a 0.2% increase in the previous month.