In March 2026, consumer prices increased by 1.7%.
This was announced by the State Statistics Service, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Including, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in March increased by 1.3%, for clothing and footwear - increased by 12.0%, for housing and communal services - increased by 0.2%, for services related to healthcare - increased by 0.5%, for education - increased by 0.1%.
Compared to March 2025, in March 2026, consumer prices increased by 7.9%.
In January-March 2026, inflation was 3.4%.
In March 2026, the core consumer price index was 1.5%.
Compared to March 2025, in March 2026, core inflation was 7.1%.
Core inflation is a subindex of the consumer price index.
Core CPI (core inflation) is a part of inflation that reflects the dynamics of free prices without taking into account items whose prices are affected by administrative and seasonal factors.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in February, inflation was 1.0%, core inflation - 0.7%.
In 2025, inflation was recorded at 8.0%, in 2024 - at 12.0%, in 2023 - at 5.1%, in 2022 - at 26.6%, in 2021 - at 10.0%.
In 2025, core inflation was 8.0%.
The state budget for 2026 foresees an increase in consumer prices (December to December of the previous year) of 9.9%.
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