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Consumer prices in Morocco edged down in July 2025, offering households a modest reprieve at a time when many continue to juggle rising costs in essential goods.
Official figures posted by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) show a 0.1% decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) compared to June, largely due to cheaper food items.
Food prices dropped by 0.5%, driven mainly by a sharp fall in vegetable costs of 4.7%. Fruits also slipped by 0.9%, while oils, cereals, and meat recorded smaller decreases.
Families, however, paid more for dairy products, with milk, cheese, and eggs climbing 2.7%. Hot drinks such as coffee, tea, and cocoa rose by 0.6%, while fish and seafood inched up 0.4%.
Non-food products moved in the opposite direction, rising by 0.2%. Fuel in particular weighed heavily on household budgets, jumping 3.5%.
The price shifts were not felt equally across the country. Meknes registered the sharpest fall in consumer prices at –0.7%, followed by Guelmim (–0.6%) and Laâyoune and Settat (–0.5%). Smaller drops were seen in Oujda, Marrakech, Rabat, Safi, and Beni Mellal.
On the other hand, households in Errachidia faced an increase of 0.8%, with Al Hoceima and Tetouan also recording higher prices.
Looking back over a year, consumer prices stood 0.5% higher than in July 2024. Food products rose by 0.9% year-on-year, while non-food goods increased by 0.2%.
Within non-food items, transport costs fell by 2.9%, but restaurants and hotels rose by 3.4%, reflecting the pressure of services on household spending.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as fresh produce and state-regulated tariffs, slipped by 0.1% month-on-month but remained 0.9% higher than last year.
The figures show a mixed picture. Moroccan households are paying less for fresh produce but continue to face higher bills for fuel, dairy, and luxury services.
Source: Morocco word news
