Prices have risen sharply in Ukraine: eggs have risen by 43%, and higher education has risen by 23%.

In September 2026, consumer prices in Ukraine increased by 2.1% compared to August. The most expensive items were eggs, educational services, clothing and footwear. At the same time, annual inflation reached 10%.

This was reported by Ukrainian News with reference to data from the State Statistics Service.

Inflation in Ukraine: what indicators were recorded in September

According to the State Statistics Service, in September 2026, inflation in the consumer market was 2.1% compared to the previous month.

In annual terms, that is, compared to September 2025, consumer prices increased by 10%.

For January-August 2026, accumulated inflation was 8.1%.

Which products increased in price the most

In September, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.9% in total.

The most expensive were eggs — by 43.6% per month.

Also, prices increased from 1.7% to 8.3% for:

sugar;
rice and grain processing products;
lard;
milk;
fish and fish products;
sunflower oil;
meat and meat products;
soft drinks.

At the same time, some product categories became more affordable. In particular, fruits became cheaper by 5.7%, and vegetables by 2.3%.

Education, clothing and footwear: where significant price increases were recorded

One of the largest indicators of price increases in September was the increase in the cost of educational services.

Overall, prices in the education sector increased by 17.4%.

In particular:

higher education became more expensive by 23.3%;

secondary education by 14.3%.

A significant increase in prices was also recorded for clothing and footwear.

In general, this category increased in price by 8.5%, in particular clothing – by 9.4%, and footwear – by 7.6%.

Utilities, fuel and medicine also increased in price

According to the State Statistics Service, the cost of a number of utilities and transport services increased in September.

Prices in the category of housing, water, electricity, gas and other types of fuel increased by an average of 0.8%.

The main factors were changes in tariffs for individual services:

water supply – an increase in price by 5.6%;

sewage – by 5.5%.

Fuel and lubricants increased in price by 5.2%, and travel in passenger transport – by 2.5%.

In the healthcare sector, prices increased by 1.7%. In particular, pharmaceutical products increased in price by 2.6%.

How has inflation changed in Ukraine in recent years

According to official statistics, the inflation rate in Ukraine in previous years was:

2021 – 10%;

2022 – 26.6%;

2023 – 5.1%;

2024 – 12%;

2025 – 8%.

At the same time, the state budget for 2026 provides for a projected increase in consumer prices by 9.9% in terms of December to December of the previous year.