The key facts

  • Annual inflation rose from 6.4% to 6.5%, monthly inflation was 0.6%
  • Tashkent metro fares rose by 26.1% due to new tariffs
  • Cucumbers and eggplants grew by 9%, sugar fell by 2.2%

Inflation in October accelerated to 6.5% year-on-year

In October 2026, monthly inflation in Uzbekistan stood at 0.6%, while annual inflation reached 6.5%, up from 6.4% in September. This was reported by the National Statistics Committee, whose data is retold by Daryo.uz. Over the month, food prices rose by 1%, non-food goods by 0.2%, and services by 0.6%.

Transport and vegetables — the main drivers of growth

The most notable change of the month is linked to Tashkent: due to the introduction of new tariffs, metro fares rose by 26.1%, and the increase in bus fares in the capital pushed prices for urban bus transport services up by 7.1% on average nationwide (in Tashkent itself — also by 26.1%). This is a rare case where a one-time decision to change tariffs in a single city has a noticeable impact on the national services indicator.

Food: vegetables more expensive, sugar and fruit cheaper

Among food products, prices rose the most for cucumbers and eggplants — by 9%, tomatoes — by 8.8%, bell peppers — by 8.7%, and potatoes — by 5.3%. Eggs also became more expensive (by 5.2%), as did mutton (by 1.4%), beef on the bone (by 1.2%), and minced meat (by 1.1%). At the same time, sugar fell in price by an average of 2.2%, and among fruits, prices dropped for lemons (by 15%), grapes (by 7.5%), apples (by 3%), and bananas (by 1.3%).

Fuel, services and regions

Petrol became more expensive by an average of 1%: AI-92 — by 0.5%, AI-95 — by 2.6%, AI-98 and AI-100 — by 5.3%. Propane rose by 0.4%, while the price of methane remained unchanged. Cold water and sewage services rose in price by an average of 4.7% nationwide. Taxi fares increased by an average of 1.3% (in the capital — by 2.5%); tariffs for international freight and for suburban and long-distance rail travel also rose. The cost of education in private kindergartens increased by 0.6%, in schools — by 0.5%, and in universities — by 0.1%; tutoring services rose by 1.6%, and foreign language courses by 0.8%. Against the backdrop of the soum's strengthening against the euro, domestic airfare tariffs fell by 1.4%. Annual inflation across the regions ranged from 5.5% to 7.4%: the maximum was recorded in Tashkent (7.4%), the minimum in Syrdarya region (5.5%); in the other regions the figure ranged from 5.9% in Bukhara region to 6.7% in Samarkand region.