The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 5.2% in August 2026 compared to August 2025, with a 1.5% increase from July to August 2026. The report includes detailed category changes and methodological notes.
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased by 5.2% in August 2026 compared with August 2025. The index also rose by 1.5% between July and August 2026 (Table 1).
The HICP for the Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).
Categories with the largest positive changes compared to August 2025 include Restaurants and Accommodation Services (13.3%) and Transport (9.8%). The categories with the largest negative changes were Clothing and Footwear (-5.5%) and Information and Communication (-1.6%).
Compared with July 2026, the largest changes were in Transport (5.5%), Restaurants and Accommodation Services (2.7%), Clothing and Footwear (-1.5%), and Recreation, Sports and Culture (1.2%).
The largest change among economic categories, both compared with August 2025 and July 2026, was observed in Energy (15.0% and 4.0%, respectively).
Details are provided in Tables 1 and 2, which include category-specific changes and weights.
The methodology section explains the definitions, price collection process, weights calculation, base year, and classification used for the HICP. Price collection covers urban districts of Lefkosia, Larnaka, Lemesos, and Pafos, with weights based on consumption expenditure data. The base year from January 2026 is 2025=100.
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