# Antigua and Barbuda September inflation reached 7% year on year > The Statistics Division’s September 2026 CPI report, released on 2 October, recorded 7.0% year-on-year inflation and a 1.1% monthly increase. Housing-related prices rose 12.6% and transport 12.0% over the year, while food and non-alcoholic beverages fell 1.0%. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Antigua & Barbuda - Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T05:56:53+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division.md) The Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division reported that the all-items CPI rose 1.1% in September 2026 from August and 7.0% from a year earlier. The annual increase was 12.6% for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, 12.0% for transport and 23.1% for communication. Food and non-alcoholic beverages declined 1.0% year on year. The monthly energy index rose 4.6%; the report linked this to pump gasoline moving from $14.50 to $16.50. The agency’s methodology says CPI weights are based on a 2006 household expenditure survey, with January 2019 as the base period. The release webpage heading mistakenly says ‘July’, but its text and linked original report identify September 2026 and the 2 October release date. ## Data ### Antigua and Barbuda September inflation reached 7% year on year Headline CPI and selected component rates for Antigua and Barbuda. Methodology: Annual rates compare September 2026 with September 2025; the monthly rate compares September with August 2026. The report does not specify the currency for gasoline amounts, so they are not encoded as metrics. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Inflation year-on-year change | 7 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | | Inflation month-on-month change | 1.1 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | | Housing-related prices, year on year | 12.6 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | | Transport prices, year on year | 12 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division/data/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-div-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-division/data/antigua-barbuda-inflation-september-2026-statistics-div-data?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance of Antigua and Barbuda]() (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-02) - [September 2026 CPI report (PDF)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-04) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:51:10+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. - 2026-10-07T05:56:53+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)