On Thursday 12 February 2026, Luxembourg's national statistical institute STATEC announced changes to the calculation of the consumer price index (CPI), the official measure of inflation and the trigger for index-linked pay scales in Luxembourg.
STATEC said the changes to the index have been implemented to better reflect current household consumption patterns and said the new CPI will be based on the consumption patterns of households in Luxembourg, as measured by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSESAT).
The new index will be calculated using a basket of goods and services that is representative of the consumption patterns of households in Luxembourg.
According to STATEC, the new Classification (ECOICOP v2) sees the CPI move from twelve to thirteen divisions (major consumption categories) with the addition of ”Insurance and Financial Services”, creating a structure aligned with European standards.
The “Miscellaneous Goods and Services” division will now be split into two to groupings:
• personal care and social protection
• miscellaneous goods and services
The consumption basket will now better reflect current household spending habits. STATEC said: “Expenditure on food and energy is increasing more rapidly and now represents a larger proportion of household budgets than services.”
The changes see the introduction of a higher weighting for the categories of energy and food (including alcohol and tobacco) and a small decrease in the weighting of services (housing, catering, transport, health, personal services).
New expenditures have also been introduced, including home care services, gambling, delivery charges, multimedia streaming services and electric vehicle charging.
STATEC said that the changes provided “a more detailed inflation measure that better represents current household spending”.
