Oman’s general import price index rose 11.7% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, according to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The index rose 2% from the first quarter of 2026, the Oman News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the data.
Mineral fuels and related materials led the annual increases, with prices up 45.5%.
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes rose 16%. Chemicals and related products rose 11.6%.
Prices of inedible crude materials, excluding fuels, rose 8.3%. Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material rose 7.1%, and beverages and tobacco rose 6.5%.
Food and live animals rose 1.1%, and machinery and transport equipment rose 1%. Miscellaneous manufactured articles were the only group to fall, down 2.9%.
On a quarterly basis, mineral fuel import prices rose 21.1% from the first quarter. Beverages and tobacco rose 13.8%, and chemicals and manufactured goods each rose 12.5%.
Machinery and transport equipment fell 12.8% from the first quarter. Inedible crude materials fell 8.7%, miscellaneous manufactured articles fell 1% and food and live animals fell 0.3%.
The figures were carried by Oman Daily.
