Monthly inflation in May 2016 was 0.2%

 

Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 0.2% in May 2016, while the annual inflation was -1.0%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: vegetable; fruit; fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; accommodation services; pharmaceutical products; sugar, jam, honey, cholocate and confectionery etc.

 

Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (1.6%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.0%); Health (0.5%); Transport (0.3%); Communications (0.2%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-0.9%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.9%); Miscellaneous goods and services (-0.8%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.5%); Recreation and culture (-0.3%). Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.