According to the National Committee on Statistics, inflation in Uzbekistan reached 0.2% in August. For comparison, the growth of consumer prices in August of the previous year was 0.4%.
Annual inflation showed a slowdown, decreasing to 6.2% compared to 6.4% in July. Meanwhile, in August 2025, the indicator stood at 8.8%. Since the beginning of the current year, prices have risen by 3.4%, which is lower than the level of 4.5% for the same period last year.
Excluding fruits and vegetables, monthly inflation was 0.2%, and since the beginning of the year, it was 4.9%, with an annual increase of 6.6%. Food products rose by 0.4% during the month and by 6.2% year-on-year. Non-food products showed growth of 0.2% per month and 5.9% annually, while services increased by 0.1% per month and 6.4% year-on-year.
Changes in the Consumer Basket Prices
The rate of price growth for 244 items included in the consumer basket slowed down over the month compared to July, or prices decreased. This occurred in 13 more items than in the previous month and in 47 more items than in August of last year. Of these 244 items where price dynamics slowed down, 111 belong to non-food products, 91 to food products, and 42 to services.
Among the 20 items with the highest price growth for the month, 13 are food products, 4 are non-food products, and 3 are services.
What Became More Expensive and Cheaper
Among staple food products, the most noticeable monthly price increase was seen in rice and rice bran, which rose by 2.2%, although they remained cheaper by 4.1% compared to August of last year. Over the month, prices also rose for buckwheat (by 1.1%, plus 8.1% year-on-year), eggs (by 0.8%, plus 12.8%), lamb (by 0.7%, plus 20%), boneless beef (by 0.7%, plus 18.8%), chicken drumsticks, thighs, and other parts of chicken (by 0.7%, plus 1.2%), flour (by 0.5%, plus 5.9%), and bone-in beef (by 0.4%, plus 16.2%).
At the same time, sugar became cheaper by 0.6%, milk by an average of 0.3%, and cottonseed oil by 0.1%. Year-on-year, these products remained more expensive by 1.6%, 5%, and 6.2%, respectively.
Seasonal factors continue to affect the cost of vegetables and fruits. Over the month, grapes became cheaper (by 10.9%, minus 2% year-on-year), pears (by 6%, minus 13.3%), eggplant (by 5.5%, minus 31.8%), cabbage (by 4.9%, minus 3.8%), and potatoes (by 3.3%, minus 15.2%). Among the goods that became more expensive were carrots (by 9.2%), watermelons (by 7.5%), onions (by 6.2%), and citrus fruits (by 1.6%). Despite the monthly increase, carrots, watermelons, and onions were cheaper than a year ago by 2.3%, 11.2%, and 9.2%, respectively.
Fuel and Transport
In August, the average price of gasoline increased by 1.9% during the month and by 20.2% over the year. It should be noted that last year's average price included the cost of AI-80, so the growth could be higher without it. The price of AI-92 rose by 1.1%, AI-95 by 4.9%, and AI-98 and AI-100 by 6.7%. It is currently impossible to compare the annual dynamics for individual gasoline grades, as the National Committee on Statistics only began providing such a breakdown from January 2026. However, since the beginning of the year, the prices for AI-92 have risen by approximately 10.3%, for AI-95 by 20.7%, and for AI-98 and AI-100 by 24.4%.
Propane rose by 5.8% per month and by 41.4% per year. Methane prices did not change during the month but rose by 10.3% year-on-year. According to the National Committee on Statistics, a liter of AI-92 cost between 10,500 and 16,400 UZS, AI-95 between 12,500 and 20,000 UZS, and AI-98 and AI-100 between 16,000 and 28,000 UZS. The maximum price per liter of propane reached 8,800 UZS.
Domestic air travel prices rose by 0.1%, and international ones by 1.7%. The National Committee on Statistics attributed this to increased fuel costs and fluctuations in the euro exchange rate against the sum. Tariffs for intercity bus transport increased in Surkhandarya, Jizzakh, and Navoi regions, as well as in Tashkent. On average across the country, they increased by 0.6% per month and 7.3% per year.
Utilities and Other Services
Tariffs for basic utilities remained unchanged in August. Housing rent rose by 0.4% per month and 4.2% per year. Maintenance, repair, and security services for housing increased by 0.3% and 5.8%, respectively. Medicines became cheaper by an average of 0.2%, as did immunization services, while vision aids became more expensive by 0.6%. Year-on-year, these categories remained more expensive by 2.3%, 2.8%, and 1.2%, respectively.
In the education sector, private kindergarten attendance rose by 0.3% per month, tutoring by 0.2%, and language courses by 0.1%. The fee for money transfers decreased by 1.4% per month, which the National Committee on Statistics attributes to the strengthening of the sum against the US dollar and the Russian ruble. The most significant year-on-year growth was observed in insurance and financial services (by 43%), housing and communal services and fuel (by 11.9%), restaurant and hotel services (by 7.2%), and transport (by 7.1%).
Regional Situation
No sharp deviations from the republic-wide average were recorded across the regions. Over the month, prices rose by 0.3% in Namangan, Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Fergana, and Khorezm regions, as well as in Tashkent. In the remaining regions, inflation was 0.2%.
The highest annual inflation was recorded in Tashkent—6.8%. Fergana region showed a growth of 6.6%, Andijan region—6.5%, and Khorezm region—6.4%. The lowest annual figure was noted in Syrdarya region—5.2%. Inflation in Bukhara and Surkhandarya regions was 5.7%.
The National Committee on Statistics emphasized that the growth in food products and non-alcoholic beverages was the biggest contributor to monthly inflation, accounting for 0.16 percentage points. Transport added another 0.04 p.p., while the decrease in healthcare prices reduced the overall indicator by 0.01 p.p. Since the beginning of the year, housing and communal services and fuel, food products, and transport contributed the most to inflation, accounting for 2.33 p.p., or 68.3% of the total price increase.
