Uzbekistan saw a 0.5% MoM increase in inflation in August, leading to an annual rate of 9% YoY, slightly up from 8.9% YoY in July. The previous disinflationary trend appears to have halted as food and non-food CPI have remained stable since June-July. Notably, Services CPI inflation accelerated in August, reaching annual highs of 8.5% YoY.