Denmark’s annual consumer inflation rises to 2.2% in September
Statistics Denmark said transport and fuel prices led the increase, while food prices fell year on year.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Denmark’s consumer price index rose 2.2% in September 2026 from a year earlier, up from 2.0% annual inflation in August. Statistics Denmark said fuel prices made the largest positive contribution to annual inflation, followed by rents.
Core inflation, which excludes energy and unprocessed food, eased to 1.9% year on year from 2.2% in August. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 2.1% annually and 0.7% from August, while the release put the harmonised HICP rate at 2.1%. HICP has a different coverage from the national index; EU comparisons for September had not yet been published.
Data
Danish price changes, September 2026
Changes reported by Statistics Denmark for the national CPI and harmonised HICP.
| National CPI, annual, September | 2.2 |
| Core CPI, annual, September | 1.9 |
| Harmonised HICP, annual, September | 2.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual, September | -2.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages, monthly, September | -0.7 |
Methodology
Rates are from the official release dated 12 October 2026. Annual changes compare September 2025 with September 2026; the monthly change compares August with September 2026. Core CPI excludes energy and unprocessed food; HICP does not have the same coverage as the national index.
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