Saarland: Inflation rate rises to 3.8 percent in September due to high energy prices

Heating oil and fuels have become significantly more expensive in Saarland within a year. In September, consumers had to pay around 76 percent more for heating oil than a year earlier, and gasoline prices were 46.4 percent higher than the previous year. Firewood, wood pellets and similar fuels also cost 21.8 percent more, while the prices for electricity, natural gas and district heating even fell slightly.

Overall, it was primarily the increased energy costs that drove the inflation rate to 3.8 percent in September, as the State Statistical Office in Saarbrücken announced based on preliminary calculations. In August, inflation was 3.3 percent.

Iran war causes prices to rise

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 the increase in overall energy prices, the inflation rate in Saarland in September would have been 2.1 percent, the statisticians reported. There was a moderate increase in food prices within a year: in September they were 1.6 percent above the level in the same month of the previous year.