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Observation period
Oct 2024
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Highest
12.30 % on Dec 31, 2008
Lowest
−2.71 % on May 31, 2020
About United Arab Emirates inflation rate YoY
In Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services that are purchased by a representative sample of households. The most important category is Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (40.68%), Food and Beverages (11.66%), and Transport (9.32%). Others include: Education (8.15%), Restaurants and Accommodation Services (6.10%), Information and Communication (5.69%), Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (5.10%), Clothing and Footwear (4.96%), Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance (3.51%), Recreation, Sport and Culture (2.37%), Insurance and Financial Services (1.26%), Health (0.88%), and Tobacco (0.32%). The city index has a base of 100 as of 2021.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure United Arab Emirates inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 12.30%.
The lowest ever United Arab Emirates inflation rate YoY is −2.71%.
Last month United Arab Emirates inflation rate YoY was 2.38%, and the month before that it amounted to 2.50%.