Phnom Penh's July CPI Rises 5.5% Year on Year as Food and Housing Costs Increase

The latest data from Cambodia's National Institute of Statistics shows that Phnom Penh's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July 2026 stood at 219.1 points, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%, but down 0.7% from June. The table covers Phnom Penh, with October–December 2006 as the base period (100). Looking at major consumption categories, food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 6.6% year-on-year, housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels by 7.3%, and clothing and footwear by 6.8%, all exceeding the overall inflation rate. Among these, food and non-alcoholic beverages account for about 44.78% of the CPI consumption basket, while housing and energy make up about 17.08%, with the two combined exceeding 60%, indicating that price changes have a significant impact on residents' daily expenses. Transportation prices rose by 2.1% year-on-year but fell by 3.1% month-on-month; food decreased by 0.7% month-on-month, and housing and energy by 0.3%. Additionally, categories such as recreation, culture, miscellaneous goods, and services all saw year-on-year increases. The data shows that although prices fell month-on-month in July, food, housing and energy prices remained higher than a year earlier, and the future price trend is still worth watching.