Inflation in Ukraine rose to 10% per year: what has become the most expensive?

In September, inflation in Ukraine accelerated to 10% year-on-year. The prices of eggs, clothing and footwear, and educational services rose the most over the month.

This is evidenced by data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

According to the agency, in September consumer prices increased by 2.1% compared to August and by 10% compared to September 2025. Core inflation for the month was 2%, and in annual terms – 8.8 %.

What has become the most expensive?

In September , prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.9%. The cost of eggs increased the most , by 43.6 %.

Also, prices for sugar, rice, grain processing products , lard, milk, soft drinks, fish and fish products, sunflower oil, meat and meat products increased by 1.7–8.3% .

At the same time, fruit prices fell by 5.7%, and vegetables by 2.3 %.

Clothing and footwear prices increased by 8.5% over the month . In particular, clothing prices rose by 9.4% and footwear by 7.6 %.

How prices for utilities , fuel , and education have changed

The cost of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased by 0.8%. This is primarily due to an increase in water supply tariffs by 5.6% and sewage tariffs by 5.5 %.

In the healthcare sector , prices increased by 1.7%, in particular due to a 2.6 % increase in the price of medicines .

Fuel and lubricants became more expensive by 5.2% in September , and passenger car fares by 2.5 %.

The cost of educational services increased the most among these categories — by 17.4%. In particular, tuition at higher educational institutions increased by 23.3%, and at secondary education institutions — by 14.3%.