Prices · Demo data

Headline inflation

How fast the general level of prices is rising compared with a year earlier.

What is this?

Inflation is the rate at which prices for a typical basket of goods and services rise over time. 'Headline' means all items are included.

What is happening?

Across the 21 observations shown, the lowest value was 13.6 (Sep 2026) and the highest was 17 (Mar 2025).

Why does it matter?

It shows how quickly money loses buying power. A lower inflation rate means prices are still rising, just more slowly. It does not mean prices are falling.

How does it affect you?

If prices rise faster than your income, your salary or savings buy less than before. People on fixed incomes feel this most.

How could it affect your business?

Rising input costs squeeze margins. Owners must decide whether to raise prices, absorb costs, or change suppliers, and should review prices more often when inflation is high.

Related insights

• Understanding inflation, step by step
• How exchange rates affect small businesses

Sources and methodology

Source: Demonstration data (synthetic). Frequency: monthly. Synthetic values generated for testing the AQNI platform. They are not measurements of any real economy. Read our methodology.