‎Dubai's inflation rate rises to 5.5% in August

‎<p dir="ltr" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/cb059941-cc5e-4876-8984-708f02dc5506.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" dir="ltr" >Shopping basket</p> <hr> <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span ><span >Dubai's inflation rate rose to 5.54% in August, with a 0.31% monthly increase compared to July.</span></span><br> <br> <span >The inflation rate is measured by the change in consumer prices between the current period and the same period a year earlier. Monthly gains or declines are measured against the preceding month.</span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" ></p> <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >The annual inflation increase in Dubai was driven by a lift in the transport segment, which saw the highest annual jump at 12.7%, due to a 31.3% surge in fuel and oil prices for personal transport equipment and a 23.2% increase in air transport.</span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" ><br> <span ><span ><span >The following table shows key changes across the main groups comprising the consumer price index for August 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.<br> </span></span></span></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="2" > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >YoY change in key groups comprising the consumer price index in August 2026</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Group</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Change (%)</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Transport</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >+12.74%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >+6.70%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Food and beverages</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >+7.39%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >The housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuel category carries the highest weight in the inflation calculation (and therefore has the greatest impact) at 40.7%, followed by the food and beverages sector at 11.7%, and then transport at 9.3</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%.</span></span><span ></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" ></p> <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >The table below shows the relative importance of the main categories:</span></strong><strong><span dir="LTR"><span ></span></span></strong></span></span><br> </p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="2" > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Relative importance of main sectors</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Sector</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Relative importance (%)</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuel</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >40.68</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Food and beverages</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >11.66</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Transport</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >9.32</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Education</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >8.15</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Restaurants and hotels</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >6.10</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Information telecoms</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >5.69</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Personal care, social protection, goods and miscellaneous</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >5.10</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Clothing and footwear</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >4.96 %</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Furniture, furnishings, household appliances and repairs</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >3.51</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Entertainment, sports and culture</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >2.37</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Insurance and financial services</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >1.26</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Health</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >0.88</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Tobacco</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >0.32</span><span dir="LTR"><span >%</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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21st September 2026

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