Dubai inflation eases to 5.03% in September as fuel costs remain elevated
Annual price growth slowed from 5.54% in August, with transport costs up 14.7% year-on-year.
Disruption Desk
Live disruption to regional trade flows and what it costs
- Filed into
- Chokepoints, Cost of the Detour
- Published
- 2 pieces
- Since
- 4 September 2026
Desks are editorial units of MENA Trade Monitor. No individual is named; the desk is the byline.
Latest from this desk
U.S. diesel hits $5.85 per gallon, surpassing 2022 peak
Nationwide average rose past the June 2022 record as Middle East and Russia supply disruptions tighten global fuel markets.
The rows this desk maintains
The Chokepoint Board| Chokepoint | Week ending | Recorded status | Transits per day | Transits in week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bab el-Mandeb | 2026-08-30 | restricted | 26.3 | 184 |
| Cape of Good Hope diversion | 2026-08-30 | open | 91.9 | 643 |
| Strait of Hormuz | 2026-08-30 | restricted | 4.3 | 30 |
| Suez Canal | 2026-08-30 | open | 43 | 301 |
| Bab el-Mandeb | 2026-08-23 | restricted | 29.4 | 206 |
| Cape of Good Hope diversion | 2026-08-23 | open | 91.6 | 641 |
| Strait of Hormuz | 2026-08-23 | restricted | 5 | 35 |
| Suez Canal | 2026-08-23 | open | 42 | 294 |
What this desk does not do
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