{"version":"1","article":{"id":"kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","slug":"kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=en","title":"Kuwait’s July inflation rate was 2.19% year on year","summary":"The Central Statistical Bureau said consumer prices rose 2.19% year on year and 0.21% month on month in July 2026. Food and beverages were up 6.08% annually.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["inflation","statistics","food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07-31","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Central Statistical Bureau of Kuwait","url":"https://csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics_en?ID=34&ParentCatID=3","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"},{"name":"Kuwait Times / KUNA — public release date","url":"https://kuwaittimes.com/article/51243/kuwait/other-news/inflation-rises-219/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"blocks":[{"id":"kuwait-cpi-july-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Kuveyt TÜFE değişimleri","en":"Kuwait CPI changes","ar":"تغيرات مؤشر أسعار المستهلك في الكويت","fr":"Variations de l’IPC au Koweït","es":"Variaciones del IPC de Kuwait"},"description":{"tr":"Kuveyt’in Temmuz 2026 tüketici fiyat endeksi ve yıllık grup değişimleri.","en":"Kuwait’s July 2026 consumer price index changes and annual group movements.","ar":"تغيرات مؤشر أسعار المستهلك في الكويت ومجموعاته السنوية في يوليو 2026.","fr":"Variations de l’indice des prix à la consommation du Koweït et des groupes sur un an en juillet 2026.","es":"Variaciones del índice de precios al consumo de Kuwait y de grupos en julio de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"Merkezî İstatistik Bürosunun Temmuz 2026 bültenindeki yüzde değişimler; temel yıl 2013=100. Yıllık oranlar Temmuz 2025’e, aylık oran Haziran 2026’ya göredir.","en":"Percentage changes in the Central Statistical Bureau’s July 2026 bulletin; index base year 2013=100. Annual rates compare with July 2025; the monthly rate compares with June 2026.","ar":"النسب الواردة في نشرة الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء لشهر يوليو 2026؛ سنة الأساس للمؤشر 2013=100. تقارن النسب السنوية بيوليو 2025 والشهرية بيونيو 2026.","fr":"Variations en pourcentage du bulletin de juillet 2026 du Bureau central de statistique ; indice base 2013=100. Les taux annuels sont comparés à juillet 2025 et le taux mensuel à juin 2026.","es":"Variaciones porcentuales del boletín de julio de 2026 de la Oficina Central de Estadística; índice con base 2013=100. Las tasas anuales comparan con julio de 2025 y la mensual con junio de 2026."},"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T14:12:29+00:00","sourceUrls":["https://csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics_en?ID=34&ParentCatID=3"],"items":[{"label":{"tr":"TÜFE yıllık değişimi, Temmuz 2026","en":"Annual CPI change, July 2026","ar":"التغير السنوي لمؤشر أسعار المستهلك، يوليو 2026","fr":"Variation annuelle de l’IPC, juillet 2026","es":"Variación anual del IPC, julio de 2026"},"value":2.19,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"annual-cpi-change-july-2026","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"TÜFE aylık değişimi, Temmuz 2026","en":"Monthly CPI change, July 2026","ar":"التغير الشهري لمؤشر أسعار المستهلك، يوليو 2026","fr":"Variation mensuelle de l’IPC, juillet 2026","es":"Variación mensual del IPC, julio de 2026"},"value":0.21,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"monthly-cpi-change-july-2026","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Gıda ve içecekler, yıllık değişim","en":"Food and beverages, annual change","ar":"الأغذية والمشروبات، التغير السنوي","fr":"Alimentation et boissons, variation annuelle","es":"Alimentos y bebidas, variación anual"},"value":6.08,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"food-and-beverages-annual-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Ulaştırma, yıllık değişim","en":"Transport, annual change","ar":"النقل، التغير السنوي","fr":"Transports, variation annuelle","es":"Transporte, variación anual"},"value":5.54,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"transport-annual-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}],"version":1},"data_compilations":[{"id":"kuwait-cpi-july-2026","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":"kuwait-cpi-july-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation/data/kuwait-cpi-july-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-cpi-july-2026-inflation/data/kuwait-cpi-july-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Kuwait’s Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) reported an all-items consumer price index of 140.2 for July 2026 in its statistical bulletin. A KUNA report carried by Kuwait Times on 8 October said the data had been released that day. The index rose 0.21% from June and 2.19% from July 2025. The bureau says the series uses 2013 as its base year. The bulletin tracks price changes; it does not measure how much every household’s spending rose or imply that each consumer experienced the same change in living costs.","Food and beverages rose 6.08% year on year, transport 5.54%, and miscellaneous goods and services 4.21%. Month on month, food and beverages increased 1.14% and transport 0.61%, while clothing and footwear fell 0.07%. The index excluding food rose 1.28% over the year. The groups carry different weights, so their contributions to the headline index are not equal. CSB says it collected prices for about 1,400 goods and services from roughly 470 sources and outlets for the index."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Central Statistical Bureau said consumer prices rose 2.19% year on year and 0.21% month on month in July 2026. Food and beverages were up 6.08% annually.\n\nKuwait’s Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) reported an all-items consumer price index of 140.2 for July 2026 in its statistical bulletin. A KUNA report carried by Kuwait Times on 8 October said the data had been released that day. The index rose 0.21% from June and 2.19% from July 2025. The bureau says the series uses 2013 as its base year. The bulletin tracks price changes; it does not measure how much every household’s spending rose or imply that each consumer experienced the same change in living costs.\n\nFood and beverages rose 6.08% year on year, transport 5.54%, and miscellaneous goods and services 4.21%. Month on month, food and beverages increased 1.14% and transport 0.61%, while clothing and footwear fell 0.07%. The index excluding food rose 1.28% over the year. The groups carry different weights, so their contributions to the headline index are not equal. CSB says it collected prices for about 1,400 goods and services from roughly 470 sources and outlets for the index.","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"}}}