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Hong Kong’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.4% in December 2025, the highest since June 2025 and up from 1.2% in November. The increase was primarily driven by faster price growth in transportation (4.3% vs 3.5%) and miscellaneous services (2.3% vs 1.9%), alongside smaller declines in clothing and footwear (-1.7% vs -4.1%) and durable goods (-2.6% vs -3.3%). Housing costs remained stable, growing 1.6%. Conversely, price growth softened for food (1.0% vs 1.1%), miscellaneous goods (1.2% vs 1.3%), and alcoholic drinks and tobacco (2.0% vs 2.1%), while electricity, gas, and water prices fell further (-1.6% vs -0.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.3% in December, following a flat reading in November. Excluding the government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate edged up to 1.2%, compared with 1.0% in November.