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Prices rose 24.85% between January and September, per ONEI data cited by elTOQUE
Prices of goods and services in Cuba rose 24.85% between January and September 2026 and year-on-year inflation was 28.44%, according to data from the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) reported on 22 October by elTOQUE.
The independent outlet elTOQUE attributes to ONEI a 24.85% rise in the prices of goods and services between January and September 2026, with year-on-year inflation of 28.44%. It frames the figure within a crisis it describes through its measurable components: rising food prices, the electricity crisis and popular discontent.
In the same roundup, the outlet quotes an analyst who expects “alarming figures” for inflation by the end of the year. That is a forecast attributed to that source, not a figure published by the statistics office. elTOQUE also mentions the recent protests on the island, among them pot-banging, blocked streets and leaflets demanding the release of political prisoners.
Sources: elTOQUE
Data updated: 2026-10-22T17:15:00.000Z