Oman's import price index rises by 15.2%

Muscat: The general index of import prices in the Sultanate of Oman recorded an increase of 15.2 percent during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

The statistics explained that the beverages and tobacco group recorded the highest rate of increase at 34.7 percent, followed by the miscellaneous manufactures group at 16.1 percent, and the machinery and transport equipment group with an increase of 12.1 percent.

Prices also rose for the animal and vegetable oils, fats, and waxes group by 7 percent, and the food and live animals group by 4.8 percent, while the prices of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials increased by 1 percent.

In contrast, the group of inedible raw materials (excluding fuel) witnessed a decrease of 19.2 percent, followed by chemicals and related materials with a decline of 6 percent, and manufactured goods classified mainly by material with a decrease of 5.2 percent.

The data indicated that, compared to the second quarter of 2025, the general import price index rose by 8.3 percent. The highest rates of increase were recorded in the group of inedible raw materials (excluding fuel) at 19.5 percent, followed by mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials at 12.6 percent, and beverages and tobacco at 7.6 percent.

Prices for the food and live animals group also increased by 3.5 percent and animal and vegetable oils by 3.4 percent, in addition to a slight rise in the miscellaneous manufactures group by 0.7 percent. Conversely, the chemicals and related materials group saw a decrease of 11.9 percent, followed by manufactured goods classified mainly by material at 9.7 percent, and machinery and transport equipment at 1.7 percent.