Prices are skyrocketing in Cagliari. Residents' households and personal finances are reeling. The inflation data was released this morning by the Municipality's Innovation and Digital Technologies Office.
In August, the consumer price index for the entire city (NIC) recorded a month-on-month increase of 0.9%, up from the previous month (July's increase was 0.5%). On a year-on-year basis (i.e., the comparison is between August 2026 and August 2025), the index recorded a 3.4% increase, also up from the previous month (+2.7% between July 2026 and July 2025).
Energy costs are driving prices to previously unexplored heights. "Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels" have increased 9% compared to last year and 0.9% in just one month. "Among the categories, significant increases were recorded for liquid fuels (+16.4%), electricity (+1.2%), and gas (+1.2%)," the report states.
Transport grew by 6.7% compared to August 2025, and by as much as 2.5% in just one month. What's driving this acceleration? "Significant increases were observed for maritime and inland waterway passenger transport (+34.6%), air passenger transport (+5.7%), and fuels and lubricants for personal transport (+5.6%)."
The item related to information and communication is also significant, which derives from the use of smartphones: prices up by 3.6% in one year .
The "Personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services" basket includes numerous items, ranging from beauty salons to jewelry stores and retirement homes: those who purchased last August spent 3.9% more than those who did so a year earlier.
Then there is the tourism bubble: on the catering and accommodation front, "the most marked increase concerns the Accommodation Services class (+7.8% in one month)."