{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","slug":"iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=en","title":"Iraq’s consumer price index rose 0.7% month on month in August","summary":"Iraq’s statistics authority reported an overall CPI of 110.9 for August in its September 2026 issue, with a 0.7% monthly increase and 3.3% annual rise.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T20:57:50+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T20:57:50+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Iraq Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority, August 2026 CPI report","url":"https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/indices/CPI/CPI/2026/%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85%20%D8%A2%D8%A8%202026.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Irak TÜFE başlık göstergeleri, Ağustos 2026","en":"Iraq headline CPI indicators, August 2026","ar":"مؤشرات الرقم العام لأسعار المستهلك في العراق، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Indicateurs de l’IPC global irakien, août 2026","es":"Indicadores del IPC general de Irak, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"Irak istatistik kurumunun Ağustos TÜFE raporundaki genel endeks ve karşılaştırma oranları.","en":"Headline index and comparison rates in Iraq's August CPI report.","ar":"الرقم العام ومعدلات المقارنة في تقرير مؤشر أغسطس العراقي.","fr":"Indice global et taux de comparaison du rapport irakien d’août.","es":"Índice general y tasas comparativas del informe iraquí de agosto."},"methodology":{"tr":"110,9 endeks değeri 2022 bazlıdır. Aylık değişim Temmuz 2026'ya, yıllık değişim Ağustos 2025'e kıyaslamadır. Kaynak raporun yayın tarihini Eylül 2026 olarak verir; gün belirtilmediğinden kaynak tarihi ay düzeyinde tutulmuştur.","en":"The index value 110.9 uses 2022 as its base. The monthly change compares with July 2026; the annual change compares with August 2025. The report identifies September 2026 as its issue month but supplies no day, so source date precision remains monthly.","ar":"قيمة المؤشر 110.9 أساسها 2022. ويقارن التغير الشهري بيوليو 2026، والسنوي بأغسطس 2025. ويحدد التقرير سبتمبر 2026 شهراً للإصدار من دون يوم، لذلك بقي تاريخ المصدر شهرياً.","fr":"L’indice 110,9 a pour base 2022. La variation mensuelle est comparée à juillet 2026 et la variation annuelle à août 2025. Le rapport indique septembre 2026 comme mois d’édition sans préciser le jour ; la date de source reste donc mensuelle.","es":"El índice 110,9 tiene base 2022. La variación mensual compara con julio de 2026 y la interanual con agosto de 2025. El informe indica septiembre de 2026 como mes de edición, sin día; por ello la fecha de fuente mantiene precisión mensual."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/indices/CPI/CPI/2026/%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85%20%D8%A2%D8%A8%202026.pdf"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T19:36:15+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Genel TÜFE endeksi (2022=100)","en":"Overall CPI index (2022=100)","ar":"الرقم القياسي العام لأسعار المستهلك (2022=100)","fr":"Indice général des prix à la consommation (2022=100)","es":"Índice general de precios al consumidor (2022=100)"},"value":110.9,"unit":"index points","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline-index","unitCode":"index-point","geography":"iraq","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Genel TÜFE aylık değişimi","en":"Headline CPI monthly change","ar":"التغير الشهري للرقم العام","fr":"Variation mensuelle de l’IPC global","es":"Variación mensual del IPC general"},"value":0.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline-monthly-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"iraq","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Genel TÜFE yıllık değişimi","en":"Headline CPI annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي للرقم العام","fr":"Variation annuelle de l’IPC global","es":"Variación interanual del IPC general"},"value":3.3,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline-annual-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"iraq","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"iraq-cpi-headline","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026/data/iraq-cpi-headline?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-cpi-inflation-2026/data/iraq-cpi-headline?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Iraq’s Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority reported an overall Consumer Price Index of 110.9 for August 2026. The cover of the official PDF identifies the report as the August CPI release and labels its issue September 2026; it does not provide a precise publication day. The index uses the 2022 base described in the report. August’s reading was 0.7% above July 2026’s 110.1 and 3.3% above August 2025’s 107.4. Those are, respectively, the month-on-month and year-on-year changes, which use different comparison periods and should not be conflated.","The report explains that the inflation measure is built from nationwide price observations and consumption weights. Its methodology section discusses the product sample, expenditure weights, index formula, geographic coverage and definition of core inflation. The 110.9 figure is therefore not a price in dinars or the cost of one household’s shopping basket. It is an index measure of prices across selected consumption groups. The 0.7% monthly change compares with the preceding month, while the 3.3% annual change compares with the same month a year earlier. Keeping those periods separate helps readers distinguish short-term price movement from the change accumulated over a twelve-month comparison.","The report also includes detailed index tables by expenditure group and governorate. Those breakdowns are a reminder that the national headline combines movements across different products and locations. A rise in the overall index does not mean every good and service became more expensive at the same rate: increases in some components can lift the aggregate while declines elsewhere moderate it. Likewise, the national rate does not measure the personal inflation experienced by a particular household or city. Meaningful comparisons require the same index series and base; comparing series with different reference bases without adjustment can mislead.","September is the issue month printed on the report, while the prices measured refer to August 2026. The article therefore uses August as the event and data period. Because the official PDF does not identify a more precise publication day, none has been inferred; the source publication date is recorded only to month precision. The report directly supplies the August headline index and its monthly and annual changes. This account carries those published observations and adds no newly calculated, seasonally adjusted or forecast values. Since the 0.7% and 3.3% rates have different reference periods, it would be incorrect to describe the annual figure as the price movement within August. The series is a basic indicator for monitoring price stability, but it cannot by itself establish what happened to wages, household incomes, budgets or the price of a particular product. Those questions require component tables and additional economic evidence."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Iraq’s statistics authority reported an overall CPI of 110.9 for August in its September 2026 issue, with a 0.7% monthly increase and 3.3% annual rise.\n\nIraq’s Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority reported an overall Consumer Price Index of 110.9 for August 2026. The cover of the official PDF identifies the report as the August CPI release and labels its issue September 2026; it does not provide a precise publication day. The index uses the 2022 base described in the report. August’s reading was 0.7% above July 2026’s 110.1 and 3.3% above August 2025’s 107.4. Those are, respectively, the month-on-month and year-on-year changes, which use different comparison periods and should not be conflated.\n\nThe report explains that the inflation measure is built from nationwide price observations and consumption weights. Its methodology section discusses the product sample, expenditure weights, index formula, geographic coverage and definition of core inflation. The 110.9 figure is therefore not a price in dinars or the cost of one household’s shopping basket. It is an index measure of prices across selected consumption groups. The 0.7% monthly change compares with the preceding month, while the 3.3% annual change compares with the same month a year earlier. Keeping those periods separate helps readers distinguish short-term price movement from the change accumulated over a twelve-month comparison.\n\nThe report also includes detailed index tables by expenditure group and governorate. Those breakdowns are a reminder that the national headline combines movements across different products and locations. A rise in the overall index does not mean every good and service became more expensive at the same rate: increases in some components can lift the aggregate while declines elsewhere moderate it. Likewise, the national rate does not measure the personal inflation experienced by a particular household or city. Meaningful comparisons require the same index series and base; comparing series with different reference bases without adjustment can mislead.\n\nSeptember is the issue month printed on the report, while the prices measured refer to August 2026. The article therefore uses August as the event and data period. Because the official PDF does not identify a more precise publication day, none has been inferred; the source publication date is recorded only to month precision. The report directly supplies the August headline index and its monthly and annual changes. This account carries those published observations and adds no newly calculated, seasonally adjusted or forecast values. Since the 0.7% and 3.3% rates have different reference periods, it would be incorrect to describe the annual figure as the price movement within August. The series is a basic indicator for monitoring price stability, but it cannot by itself establish what happened to wages, household incomes, budgets or the price of a particular product. Those questions require component tables and additional economic evidence.","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"}}}