Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department: Hong Kong's Composite Consumer Price Index rose by 1.1% year-on-year in August.

According to the latest information from the Wisdom Financial APP, on September 22nd, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department announced the Consumer Price Index for August 2025. According to the Composite Consumer Price Index, the overall consumer prices in Hong Kong in August 2025 increased by 1.1% compared to the same month a year ago, slightly higher than the corresponding increase in July 2025 (1.0%). Excluding the impact of all one-off relief measures by the government, the year-on-year increase in the Composite Consumer Price Index in August 2025 (i.e. the basic inflation rate) was 1.1%, also slightly higher than in July 2025 (1.0%).