{"version":"1","article":{"id":"georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","slug":"georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Georgia inflation reaches 5.6% year on year in September","summary":"GeoStat reported Georgian consumer prices rose 0.4% month on month and 5.6% year on year in September. Transport made the largest annual contribution at 2.2 percentage points, while lower education prices pulled the headline down. The monthly and annual rates compare different periods.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:06+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:06+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat) — Inflation Rate in Georgia, September 2026","url":"https://www.geostat.ge/en/single-news/3862/inflation-rate-in-georgia-september-2026","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"name":"GeoStat September 2026 CPI release, full report PDF","url":"https://geostat.ge/media/83212/Inflation-Rate-in-Georgia%2C-September-2026.pdf","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"name":"GeoStat Inflation Calculation Methodology Note 2026","url":"https://www.geostat.ge/media/80088/Inflation_methodology_short_ENG.html","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/georgia-inflation-rate-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"georgia-cpi-september-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Gürcistan tüketici fiyatları — Eylül 2026","en":"Georgia consumer prices — September 2026","ar":"أسعار المستهلك في جورجيا — سبتمبر 2026","fr":"Prix à la consommation en Géorgie — septembre 2026","es":"Precios de consumo en Georgia — septiembre de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"TÜFE aylık ve yıllık oranları, çekirdek ölçüler ve seçili grup değişimleri ile manşete katkılar. Oran ve yüzde puan katkı ayrı birimlerdir.","en":"Monthly and annual CPI rates, core measures, selected group changes and contributions to headline inflation. Rates and percentage-point contributions are distinct units.","ar":"معدلات مؤشر الأسعار الشهرية والسنوية ومقاييس التضخم الأساسي وتغيرات مختارة للمجموعات ومساهماتها. النسب والنقاط المئوية وحدتان مختلفتان.","fr":"Taux mensuels et annuels de l’IPC, mesures sous-jacentes, variations de groupes et contributions. Les taux et les contributions en points sont distincts.","es":"Tasas mensuales y anuales del IPC, medidas subyacentes, variaciones por grupo y contribuciones. Las tasas y los puntos porcentuales son unidades diferentes."},"methodology":{"tr":"TÜFE 2026 sepeti 12 grupta 305 mal ve hizmetten oluşur; fiyatlar altı şehirde ayın 10–20’si arasında derlenir. Aylık değişim önceki aya, yıllık değişim önceki yılın aynı ayına göre hesaplanır. Çekirdek enflasyon belirli sepet gruplarını dışarıda bırakır. Grup katkıları sepet ağırlıklarını içerir ve yuvarlama nedeniyle toplamdan farklılaşabilir.","en":"The 2026 CPI basket contains 305 goods and services in 12 groups; prices are collected in six cities between the 10th and 20th of each month. Monthly change compares with the prior month, annual change with the same month a year earlier. Core inflation excludes specified basket groups. Group contributions incorporate basket weights and may not sum exactly because of rounding.","ar":"تتضمن سلة مؤشر الأسعار لعام 2026 عدد 305 سلع وخدمات ضمن 12 مجموعة؛ وتُجمع الأسعار في ست مدن بين اليوم العاشر والعشرين من كل شهر. يقارن التغير الشهري بالشهر السابق والسنوي بالشهر نفسه من العام السابق. يستبعد التضخم الأساسي مجموعات محددة. وتراعي مساهمات المجموعات أوزان السلة وقد لا تجمع تماماً بسبب التقريب.","fr":"Le panier 2026 de l’IPC comprend 305 biens et services en 12 groupes ; les prix sont relevés dans six villes entre le 10 et le 20 de chaque mois. La variation mensuelle compare au mois précédent, l’annuelle au même mois un an plus tôt. L’inflation sous-jacente exclut certains groupes. Les contributions tiennent compte des pondérations et peuvent différer du total par arrondi.","es":"La cesta del IPC de 2026 contiene 305 bienes y servicios en 12 grupos; los precios se recogen en seis ciudades entre los días 10 y 20 de cada mes. El cambio mensual compara con el mes previo y el anual con el mismo mes del año anterior. La inflación subyacente excluye grupos determinados. Las contribuciones incorporan ponderaciones y pueden no sumar exactamente por redondeo."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.geostat.ge/en/single-news/3862/inflation-rate-in-georgia-september-2026","https://geostat.ge/media/83212/Inflation-Rate-in-Georgia%2C-September-2026.pdf","https://www.geostat.ge/media/80088/Inflation_methodology_short_ENG.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:32:50Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"TÜFE aylık değişimi","en":"CPI monthly change","ar":"التغير الشهري لمؤشر أسعار المستهلك","fr":"Variation mensuelle de l’IPC","es":"Cambio mensual del IPC"},"value":0.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"cpi-monthly-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"georgia","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"TÜFE yıllık değişimi","en":"CPI annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي لمؤشر أسعار المستهلك","fr":"Variation annuelle de l’IPC","es":"Cambio anual del 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The annual core inflation rate was 3.7%, while core inflation excluding tobacco was 3.5%. These are three different measures: the monthly change compares adjacent months, the annual rate compares the same month a year earlier, and the core rates remove specified parts of the basket. They should not be read as interchangeable descriptions of a single price movement. The release is dated 2 October 2026 and covers the September reference month.","The monthly comparison was led by increases in transport prices, up 2.9%, and health, up 2.8%; clothing and footwear rose 1.7%, and restaurants and hotels 1.2%. Education was the largest offset: its prices fell 12.2% from August, and GeoStat says the group reduced the overall monthly inflation rate by 0.51 percentage points. Transport added 0.36 points and health 0.22 points. Food and non-alcoholic beverages declined 0.2% over the month. The group-level contributions do not sum exactly to the headline because of rounding. A group’s percentage price change and its contribution to the total are separate quantities: the contribution also reflects its weight in the consumption basket.","On an annual basis, transport prices were 18.7% higher than a year earlier and contributed 2.2 percentage points to overall inflation. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 3.4%, contributing 1.24 points; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose 9.2%, contributing 0.89 points; and health rose 8.0%, contributing 0.66 points. Education prices were 12.5% lower than in September 2025 and subtracted 0.55 points. Within transport, personal-transport operating costs rose 25.8% and transport services 14.9%. Within food, fish increased 18.1%, meat 9.0% and bread and cereals 6.9%, while fruit and grapes declined 4.3%. Within housing, actual rents rose 10.9% and electricity, gas and other fuels 10.5%. These are selected components in the official release, not an exhaustive account of household budgets.","GeoStat defines core inflation by excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages, energy, regulated tariffs and specific transport tariffs. Its core measure excluding tobacco removes tobacco as well as the listed groups. The methodology note says Georgia’s CPI covers prices for private-consumption goods and services acquired by residents, both inside and outside the country; it excludes government and institutional households. The 2026 consumer basket contains 305 goods and services in 12 groups, with weights based primarily on national accounts consumption structure and supplemented by the Integrated Household Survey. GeoStat updates the basket annually to reflect expenditure patterns. Thus the CPI is a weighted index for a defined population and basket, not a direct record of every price paid by every household.","Prices are collected monthly, generally from the 10th to the 20th, in retail and service outlets in six cities: Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Telavi and Zugdidi. The methodology note describes the basket as common across the six cities and says the overall index combines city-level measures using city weights. The office collects representative item prices, validates observations and checks large deviations. GeoStat publishes several comparison bases, including previous month, corresponding month of the prior year and the 12-month average against the previous 12-month average. September’s 0.4% monthly figure is not the same as that rolling-average measure. These data describe measured consumer-price changes; the release itself does not establish their causes, household-specific inflation, or future price movements."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"GeoStat reported Georgian consumer prices rose 0.4% month on month and 5.6% year on year in September. Transport made the largest annual contribution at 2.2 percentage points, while lower education prices pulled the headline down. The monthly and annual rates compare different periods.\n\nGeorgia’s National Statistics Office (GeoStat) reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in September 2026 from August and stood 5.6% above September 2025. The annual core inflation rate was 3.7%, while core inflation excluding tobacco was 3.5%. These are three different measures: the monthly change compares adjacent months, the annual rate compares the same month a year earlier, and the core rates remove specified parts of the basket. They should not be read as interchangeable descriptions of a single price movement. The release is dated 2 October 2026 and covers the September reference month.\n\nThe monthly comparison was led by increases in transport prices, up 2.9%, and health, up 2.8%; clothing and footwear rose 1.7%, and restaurants and hotels 1.2%. Education was the largest offset: its prices fell 12.2% from August, and GeoStat says the group reduced the overall monthly inflation rate by 0.51 percentage points. Transport added 0.36 points and health 0.22 points. Food and non-alcoholic beverages declined 0.2% over the month. The group-level contributions do not sum exactly to the headline because of rounding. A group’s percentage price change and its contribution to the total are separate quantities: the contribution also reflects its weight in the consumption basket.\n\nOn an annual basis, transport prices were 18.7% higher than a year earlier and contributed 2.2 percentage points to overall inflation. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 3.4%, contributing 1.24 points; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose 9.2%, contributing 0.89 points; and health rose 8.0%, contributing 0.66 points. Education prices were 12.5% lower than in September 2025 and subtracted 0.55 points. Within transport, personal-transport operating costs rose 25.8% and transport services 14.9%. Within food, fish increased 18.1%, meat 9.0% and bread and cereals 6.9%, while fruit and grapes declined 4.3%. Within housing, actual rents rose 10.9% and electricity, gas and other fuels 10.5%. These are selected components in the official release, not an exhaustive account of household budgets.\n\nGeoStat defines core inflation by excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages, energy, regulated tariffs and specific transport tariffs. Its core measure excluding tobacco removes tobacco as well as the listed groups. The methodology note says Georgia’s CPI covers prices for private-consumption goods and services acquired by residents, both inside and outside the country; it excludes government and institutional households. The 2026 consumer basket contains 305 goods and services in 12 groups, with weights based primarily on national accounts consumption structure and supplemented by the Integrated Household Survey. GeoStat updates the basket annually to reflect expenditure patterns. Thus the CPI is a weighted index for a defined population and basket, not a direct record of every price paid by every household.\n\nPrices are collected monthly, generally from the 10th to the 20th, in retail and service outlets in six cities: Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Telavi and Zugdidi. The methodology note describes the basket as common across the six cities and says the overall index combines city-level measures using city weights. The office collects representative item prices, validates observations and checks large deviations. GeoStat publishes several comparison bases, including previous month, corresponding month of the prior year and the 12-month average against the previous 12-month average. September’s 0.4% monthly figure is not the same as that rolling-average measure. These data describe measured consumer-price changes; the release itself does not establish their causes, household-specific inflation, or future price movements.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}