{"id":112573,"date":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/02\/02\/abu-dhabi-inflation-accelerates-to-1-5-december\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","slug":"abu-dhabi-inflation-accelerates-to-1-5-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/02\/02\/abu-dhabi-inflation-accelerates-to-1-5-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi inflation accelerates to 1.5% December"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abu Dhabi\u2019s a<\/strong>nnual inflation rate rose to 1.5% in December 2025<\/strong>, up from 0.9% in N<\/a>ovember<\/a>, according to data (pdf)<\/a> from the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index inched up to 0.4% in December, reversing a 0.3% decline the previous month, according to separate data (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Housing, water, electricity, and gas <\/strong>\u2014 the largest component of the basket with a 33.6% weighting \u2014 saw a 4.2% climb in December, up from 3.9% in November. Furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance inched up 5.5%, albeit at a slower pace than November\u2019s 5.9%. The ins. and financial services sector posted a 6.6% y-o-y increase, remaining unchanged for the fourth consecutive month.<\/p>\n

Transport prices \u2014 the second largest component \u2014 returned to inflation territory (1.4%)<\/strong> after a 2.9% decline in November. This follows the Fuel Pricing Committee\u2019s upward adjustment of petrol and diesel prices at year-end<\/a>, before lowering them sharply in January<\/a> and modestly this month. Clothing and footwear prices plummeted 12.7% y-o-y, while recreation and culture costs fell 5% y-o-y. <\/p>\n

On a monthly basis<\/strong>, transport prices saw the largest jump in the basket with a 2.4% m-o-m uptick, reversing a 3.4% contraction in November. Personal care and miscellaneous goods rose 1.2% m-o-m, while tobacco inched up 0.3% m-o-m up, bouncing back from January\u2019s decline. This comes alongside incremental growth in housing (+0.3%) and furnishings (+0.3%), as well as marginal 0.1% upticks in food, communication, and restaurants. These gains were partially offset by a 4.2% drop in recreation and culture and a 0.3% dip in hotels and restaurants, while health, ins. and financial services, and education costs remained flat.<\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi\u2019s inflation remains lower than <\/strong>Dubai\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>, which accelerated to 2.99% in December, up from 2.73% in November, driven by higher transportation and food costs. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s next: <\/strong>Inflation in Abu Dhabi is expected to decline below 1.5% in 2026, supported by a potential drop in UAE oil prices, MENA economist Hamzeh El-Gaaod told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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