Inflation rate in September: Saarland prices continue to rise

Heating oil, food, services: Consumer prices continued to climb in September. According to the Statistical Office of the Saarland, energy prices are mainly responsible for this. There were also some outliers down. The inflation rate in the Saarland picked up again in September.

According to the Statistical Office of the Saarland, consumer prices rose by 3.8 percent in September 2026 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The steadily rising energy prices are mainly responsible. Costs for heating oil extreme, electricity somewhat cheaper Saarland, who heat with oil and have already filled their tanks, had to dig particularly deep into their pockets this year: Compared to prices in September 2025, heating oil has become massively more expensive, according to the Statistics Office. Customers paid 76.2 percent more this month than at this time last year.

Gasoline prices have risen by 46.4 percent for consumers, and the cost of firewood, pellets and the like by more than 20 percent. In contrast, electricity prices in the Saarland were slightly cheaper than in the previous year in September. These have fallen by about five percent, and prices for natural gas and district heating have also fallen slightly.

Vegetables around 11 percent more expensive Also in the supermarket, the Saarlanders had to spend more money in September than in 2025 for the same products. Food prices have risen by 1.6 percent. Above all, vegetables cost around eleven percent more. Clothing and shoes only cost a little more, 0.3 percent.

In restaurants and hotels, consumers in the Saarland paid more than two percent more than in the previous year. SR info Nachrichten also reported on this topic on the radio on 30.9.2026. More on the inflation trend in the Saarland Consumer prices in the Saarland rose by 3.3 percent in August compared to the same month last year. The main price drivers were petrol and heating oil.

In the case of food, edible fats and oils in particular became cheaper. Electricity and natural gas, among other things, were cheaper. The price increase in the Saarland weakened somewhat again in June. The inflation rate was 2.8 percent.

The main price drivers were fuel and heating oil prices — despite the tank discount. The inflation rate in the Saarland rose rapidly by 3.0 percent in March – up from 1.8 percent in the previous month. Fuel oil and fuel in particular have become massively more expensive as a result of the Iran War. First published: 30.09.2026 | 9:51 pm