Relative stability in Consumer Price Levels and a Limited Increase by 2.26%
The Department of Statistics released its monthly report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2026. The inflation rate for the first nine months of 2026 reached 2.26% compared to the same period in 2025, indicating that inflation rates remained within moderate levels throughout the year. At the monthly level, the inflation rate of September was 2.73% compared to the same month in 2025, while the CPI of September 2026 recorded a 0.16% increase compared to August 2026.
