The consumer price index in Kyiv in March 2026 increased by 1,8% compared to February. Thus, inflation in the capital exceeded the all-Ukrainian one, which was 1,7%. About this reported the “NV Business” with reference to data from the Main Department of Statistics in Kyiv.
Since the beginning of the year, the consumer price index in Kyiv has increased by 4,2%, while in Ukraine as a whole it has increased by 3,4%.
In March, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1,5%. Cheese, soft cheese, non-alcoholic beverages, sunflower oil, fish, fish products, meat, fruit, milk, butter increased in price by 0,3-4,7%. Eggs rose the most in price — by 8,7%.
However, prices have decreased for some products:
- sugar — by 5,4%;
- pasta - by 3,5%;
- bread — by 0,3%;
- vegetables — by 0,3%.
In March, prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 0,3%, which was due to a 1% increase in the price of tobacco products.
Prices in the non-food sector increased the most. Clothing and footwear rose by 15,7%, in particular, clothing by 20,2% and footwear by 9,2%.
Transport prices in the capital also increased by 6,6%. This was mainly due to a 14,6% increase in fuel and lubricants prices and a 6,6% and 5,7% increase in rail and road passenger transport prices, respectively.
In the communications sector, prices increased by 2,5%, mainly due to a 3,8% increase in mobile tariffs.
Formerly, the head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Andriy Pyshny predicted rising food prices in Ukraine due to the war in the Middle East. According to him, the impact of rising oil prices could add another 1,5-2,8 percentage points to the inflation rate in Ukraine. At the same time, the NBU is trying to reduce inflation to 5% in the medium term.
