According to the National Statistics Committee, annual inflation in Uzbekistan in September 2026 was 6.4%, which is lower than the 8.0% recorded in September 2025. These data were published on October 5.
During the month, consumer prices rose by 0.7%, compared to a rise of 0.6% in September 2025. Since the beginning of the year, prices have increased by 4.2%, whereas the growth from January to September 2025 was 5.1%.
Excluding fruits and vegetables, the monthly price increase was 0.7% compared to 0.5% in September 2025. Since the beginning of the year, prices have risen by 5.6%, compared to 6.7% a year earlier, and the annual increase reached 6.8% compared to 8.9% a year earlier.
Food products and non-alcoholic beverages contributed the most to the monthly indicator, increasing by 1.0%, accounting for 0.40 percentage points in the overall index. An additional 0.19 percentage points were added by prices for higher education and transport, while other categories contributed 0.14 percentage points.
Among staple foods, eggs showed the largest monthly growth, rising by 5.3% or 11.4% year-on-year. Bone-in beef increased by 1.7% monthly and 16.2% annually, while boneless beef rose by 1.1% and 17.9% respectively. Lamb prices increased by 1.3% monthly and 19.8% year-on-year. Price increases were also recorded for chicken portions (+1.2%), buckwheat (+1.1%), rice (+1.0%), and milk with butter (+0.8%). Meanwhile, sugar became cheaper by 0.9% during the month.
The Committee noted that seasonal factors influenced the price dynamics of fruits and vegetables. Citrus fruits became 12.0% cheaper during the month, grapes decreased by 5.7%, apples by 2.4%, and bananas by 1.7%. Simultaneously, tomato prices rose by 14.2% or 54.9% year-on-year, and cucumbers increased by 13.5%, carrots by 12.4%, bell peppers by 4.9%, eggplant by 4.7%, and onions by 2.6%.
The cost of educational services increased by 4.2% during the month. Since September, the average fee in state kindergartens has increased by 6.8%, due to an increase in the basic calculated cost. Private kindergartens raised prices by 1.7%, and private schools by 6.0%. The average increase in tuition fees at state universities since the new academic year was 6.3%. Private tutoring services became 1.9% more expensive, and foreign language courses by 1.8%.
Gasoline prices rose by an average of 1.2% monthly and 20.1% year-on-year. AI-92 gasoline increased by 0.7%, AI-95 by 4.2%, and AI-98 and AI-100 by 0.4%. The cost per liter of AI-92 ranged from 10,500 to 17,000 soms, AI-95 from 13,500 to 21,500 soms, and AI-98 and AI-100 from 16,500 to 28,000 soms. The price of propane increased by 4.2% monthly and 48.9% annually, reaching up to 10,000 soms per liter. Methane prices remained unchanged during the month, although they rose by 10.1% over the year.
Tickets for long-distance trains became 1.6% cheaper during the month, and air travel decreased by an average of 0.9%. According to the committee, this is due to the strengthening of the sum against the euro and Swiss franc, as well as tariff revisions by individual service providers. Courier services increased by 3.0%.
In the utility sector, tariffs for cold water supply and sewerage rose in Surkhandarya region, and housing maintenance fees increased in Navoi region. Across the country, the cost of cold water supply and sewerage increased by 2.1% monthly, and housing maintenance costs by 0.6%. Coal for household needs rose by 0.3%, and firewood by 0.8%.
By main food categories, food prices rose by 1.0% monthly and 6.3% year-on-year. Non-food items increased by 0.3% monthly and 5.8% annually. Services increased by 0.9% monthly and 7.0% year-on-year, contrasting with the annual growth of 14.9% in September 2025.
Year-on-year, insurance and financial services showed the largest growth, increasing by 43.8%. Housing and communal services, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels rose by 11.8%, while prices in restaurants and hotels grew by 7.5%, and transport costs by 7.2%.
Housing and communal and utility services contributed the most to the rise in prices since the beginning of the year, amounting to 1.17 percentage points, followed by food products (1.08 percentage points) and transport (0.58 percentage points). Together, these three categories accounted for 2.83 percentage points, or 67.9%, of the total increase.
The Committee did not record sharp deviations from national average indicators in the regions. The highest annual price growth was noted in Tashkent at 7.0%, as well as in the Andijan and Fergana regions at 6.7% each. The lowest annual growth was recorded in the Syrdarya region at 5.4%. Surkhandarya region showed the highest monthly growth at 0.99%.
According to the supplementary index, calculated using the geometric formula of Jevons and intended only for analytical purposes, prices rose by 0.8% in September and 3.1% since the beginning of the year. Since January 2026, the consumer price index has been calculated based on 517 goods and services, with the committee recording over two million price quotes monthly.
