Luxembourg's Annual Inflation Remains Stable at 2.2% in August

On Friday 4 September 2026, Luxembourg's national statistical institute, STATEC, reported that annual inflation remained stable at 2.2% in August.

STATEC noted that for the third consecutive month the measures in the Resilienzpak relating to gas and electricity prices are contributing to a month-on-month fall in the aggregate energy price but that energy prices in Luxembourg remained 5.8% higher than their level in August 2025.

According to STATEC, food prices, including alcoholic drinks and tobacco, rose by 1.6% year-on-year in August 2026. Certain categories stood out with particularly sharp increases, notably fruiting vegetables (+12.5% year-on-year), frozen fruit (+6.3%) and chocolate (+5.6%). Conversely, prices for stone fruit (-3.8%), vegetable oils (-3.2%) and citrus fruits (-2.2%) were down compared with August 2025.

The aggregate for non-energy industrial goods rose by 1.1% compared with August 2025 and recorded the sharpest monthly increase (+3.1%), which STATEC attributes to the end of the summer sales, which saw prices return to their usual levels. This saw the ‘Clothing and Footwear’ sector record a sharp monthly increase of 17.2%. Compared with August 2025, clothing prices rose by 1.0%. Other categories were also affected by the end of the sales, notably household appliances, jewellery and watches, as well as personal and household goods. Excluding the effect of the sales, the monthly change in the aggregate for non-energy industrial goods would have been +0.5%.

Prices for services rose by 2.6% year-on-year, compared with 2.4% in July. STATEC noted that this acceleration is due to the rise in fees for nurseries and after-school care centres, which increased by 1.8% compared with August 2025. With the summer season in full swing, package holiday prices rose by 3.5% month-on-month and by 0.7% compared with August 2025, whilst airfares rose by 5.8% compared with July and by 3.6% year-on-year.