{"id":107555,"date":"2025-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/dubai-inflation-cools-in-august\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:00:00","slug":"dubai-inflation-cools-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/09\/17\/dubai-inflation-cools-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai inflation cools in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai\u2019s annual inflation slowed to 2.43% in August<\/strong>, after accelerating <\/span>2<\/a>.88% in July<\/a>, according to the <\/span>Dubai Statistics Center (pdf)<\/a>. The reading marks the first deceleration in annual price growth in four months, Emirates NBD said in a <\/span>research note (pdf)<\/a>. Despite the dip, several sectors continued to record price growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Housing prices are cooling slightly: <\/strong>Price upticks came primarily from the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels segment \u2014 the largest component of the basket at just over 40% \u2014 which rose 6.05% y-o-y. This does however mark the slowest pace of growth in 20 months, easing from 6.37% in July and follows on from a gradual slowdown that started earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other categories also still seeing inflation included <\/strong>education, which climbed 2.63% y-o-y for the second consecutive month, health which was up 1.38% for the second month in a row as well, and personal care and miscellaneous goods which rose 1.09%. Tobacco recorded one of the sharpest gains, rising 3.66% but holding steady on a m-o-m basis.<\/p>\n

The biggest drags came from<\/strong> transport<\/strong>, which fell 3.49% in August after a 3.40% decline in July, and recreation, sport, and culture, which dipped 1.76%. Food and beverages slipped 0.37% y-o-y after a 0.36% rise the prior month, while information and communication edged down 0.05%. Clothing and footwear price increases eased to 0.39% from 1.02% in July, and the inflation in the ins. and financial services segment slowed to 0.85% from 1.61% the month before.<\/p>\n

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REMEMBER-<\/strong> The moderation in transport reflects a broader drop in petrol prices in August<\/a>, even as diesel costs rose.<\/p>\n

On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.11% in August<\/strong>, slowing from 0.42% in July, according to the statistics center\u2019s monthly inflation report (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Looking ahead: <\/strong>Emirates NBD expects headline inflation to remain moderate through year-end, averaging 2.5% for 2025, as housing pressures continue to ease as supply picks up. The bank also noted that transport will likely provide a smaller drag going forward than in previous months, with base effects from lower oil prices this time last year expected to marginally offset the impact of cheaper petrol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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