Geostat releases Georgia's harmonised consumer price index for October 2026
Georgia's National Statistics Office, Geostat, released the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for October 2026 on 10 November. The release provides a separate measure designed to support international comparisons of price developments.
The harmonised index and Georgia's national consumer price index follow different methodological rules. It would therefore be incorrect to label the 5.9% October national inflation rate cited by the National Bank as the October HICP figure without checking the new release.
This update matters to businesses comparing cost movements across Georgia and other economies. Companies should take account of the index coverage, reference period and methodology rather than treating every inflation indicator as directly interchangeable.
Geostat has made the new release and its downloadable data available on its official website. This article intentionally does not quote a numeric October HICP rate that has not yet been cross-checked against the agency's data tables. It reports the 10 November publication, not the earlier national CPI news.
Source: Geostat: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, October 2026, 10.11.2026
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