Nicosia, Cyprus. Prices for several basic consumer goods continued to rise in May, according to the consumer protection service, with inflationary pressures remaining visible across household staples. The sharpest monthly increase was recorded in cold cuts, while some fresh food categories posted declines.
Price observatory findings
The consumer protection service’s price observatory, which tracks the weighted average price of 250 basic consumer products across 400 retail stores nationwide, showed that cold cuts rose by 6.4 per cent compared with April and by 9.2 per cent compared with May 2025.
Frozen breaded and pre-cooked fish rose by 6.3 per cent month-on-month, although prices were 15.3 per cent lower than a year earlier. Frozen molluscs and shellfish increased by 6.1 per cent from the previous month, while recording an annual drop of 10.9 per cent.
Oil prices rose by 5.8 per cent month-on-month, although they were 0.2 per cent lower than in May 2025. Canned meat increased by 5.4 per cent from April and by 7.3 per cent year-on-year.
Other products recording increases
Cypriot coffee rose by 5.1 per cent on a monthly basis and by 5.8 per cent compared with last year. Baby food increased by 5.1 per cent from April and by 10.9 per cent annually.
Eggs were up by 5 per cent compared with April and by 7.9 per cent compared with May 2025, while flour increased by 4.9 per cent month-on-month and by 3.5 per cent year-on-year.
Laundry detergents rose by 4.4 per cent from April and by 10.8 per cent compared with last year. Frozen pasta increased by 4.1 per cent month-on-month and by 5 per cent annually.
Soft drinks were up by 3.8 per cent compared with the previous month and by 6.2 per cent year-on-year, while toilet paper rose by 3.6 per cent and yoghurt by 3.4 per cent.
Categories showing declines
Fresh vegetables and greens fell by 24.3 per cent compared with April, although they remained 24.9 per cent more expensive than in May 2025.
Fresh fish and molluscs dropped by 6.8 per cent month-on-month, but were still 6.9 per cent higher than a year earlier. Fresh meat fell by 1.6 per cent compared with April and by 7.6 per cent compared with May 2025, while frozen fish declined by 1.3 per cent on a monthly basis but remained 7.1 per cent higher year-on-year.