Inflation in Rhineland-Palatinate rose to 3.4 percent in September

Heating oil and gasoline are significantly more expensive, the prices for food remain almost unchanged: consumers in Rhineland-Palatinate had to pay 50.9 percent more for heating oil in September compared to the same month last year. Fuels, including gasoline and diesel, cost 39.4 percent more within a year. Electricity and gas, on the other hand, were even slightly cheaper.

The higher energy costs caused the inflation rate to rise to 3.4 percent in September, as the State Statistical Office in Bad Ems announced based on preliminary calculations. In August, inflation in Rhineland-Palatinate was 3.1 percent.

Iran war with consequences

The Iran war, which has been ongoing since the end of February 2026, has driven up oil and gas prices worldwide massively due to attacks on energy infrastructure and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Without energy prices, the inflation rate in September would have been 2.2 percent.

However, people in Rhineland-Palatinate hardly had to pay more for food. Prices in September were 0.4 percent higher than in the same month last year.