Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) said Abu Dhabi’s consumer-price index rose 0.73% in September 2026, a monthly increase reported under a revised series that uses 2024 as its base year.
The index stood at 108.32. SCAD published the figures Nov. 9 and said the update took effect in January 2026. The agency revised the basket and expenditure weights using results from its 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
The September rise followed a 0.03% increase in August and a 0.86% decline in July, based on SCAD’s monthly tables.
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels made up 31.57% of the basket and fell 0.58% in September, The Edge Research Team calculated from SCAD’s tables. The category’s decline contrasted with the increase in the overall index.
The Edge Research Team said the new figures cannot be matched with the previous CPI series for a comparable September year-over-year reading, because the earlier series used a different base year and basket. SCAD’s reported 0.73% change compares September with August; it is not an annual inflation rate.
