The Dubai Statistics Center released the following September consumer price data for the Gulf Arab emirate, showing annual inflation at its lowest level so far this year.

DUBAI CONSUMER INFLATION    09/18    08/18    09/17

pct change month/month           -0.8        0.2        0.2

pct change year/year                  1.1        2.2        0.9

NOTE - Housing and utility costs fell 3.9 percent from a year earlier in September, with the fall accelerating from drops of 3.6 percent in August, 3.2 percent in July and 2.6 percent in June.

Food and beverage prices climbed 3.1 percent while transport price inflation was 13.1 percent, slowing from 18.5 percent in August.

(Reporting by Andrew Torchia Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))