According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, consumer inflation in October 2026 reached 11.0% on an annual basis, surpassing the September figure of 10.0%.
Key macroeconomic indicators for October 2026 are presented as follows:
- Annual inflation: 11.0% (in September - 10.0%).
- Monthly inflation (compared to September): 1.8% (in September the increase was 2.1%).
- Core inflation: 1.4% in monthly terms; On an annual basis, the figure accelerated to 9.7% (compared to 8.8% in September).
An analysis of price dynamics for the main product groups shows:
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages: price increases of 2.0% from month to month and 9.3% from year to year. In particular, vegetable prices increased by 10.2% during the month. On an annual basis, the greatest growth was recorded in fish and fish products (+23.6%) and bread and bakery products (+21.3%).
- Services: rates for housing, water supply, electricity and gas increased by 1.3% during the month. The main contribution to growth was made by the increase in tariffs for water supply by 10.1% and sewerage by 8.8%.
- Fuel and transportation: fuel and lubricant prices increased by 5.3% during the month, and in annual terms by 53.9%.
- Communication: rates for mobile communication services increased by 2.3%.
Among the products whose prices decreased were eggs (a decrease of 4.6% in the month and 3.6% during the year) and pork (a decrease of 0.3% in the month).