Ukraine’s annual inflation rate rose from 10.0% to 11.0% in October 2026. This was reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine (Ukrstat).
Meanwhile, monthly inflation slowed to 1.8% in October after accelerating to 2.1% in September. It stood at 0.1% in August and 0.3% in July.
Monthly core inflation also declined to 1.4%, compared with 2.0% in September. However, as core inflation stood at 0.6% in October 2025, the annual core inflation rate increased to 9.7%, up from 8.8% in September.
In the consumer market, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 2.0% in October. Vegetables recorded the largest increase, with prices rising by 10.2%.
Prices for processed grain products, sugar, rice, lard, fermented dairy products, milk, cheese, fish and fish products, pasta, poultry, non-alcoholic beverages, bread and butter increased by between 1.2% and 5.5%.
At the same time, egg prices fell by 4.6%, while pork prices declined by 0.3%.
Prices and tariffs for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased by 1.3%, mainly due to higher water supply tariffs, which rose by 10.1%, and sewerage tariffs, which increased by 8.8%.
Healthcare prices rose by 1.7%, primarily driven by a 2.0% increase in outpatient service costs and a 1.7% rise in medicine prices.
In addition, fuel and lubricant prices increased by 5.3%, while road passenger transport fares rose by 2.0%.
Communication services became 1.8% more expensive, reflecting a 2.3% increase in mobile communication tariffs.
