Inflation measured through the Consumer Price Index in May 2024, compared to April 2024 was 0.9%.
The increase of inflation in May 2024, compared to April 2024, is the result of the increase in the consumer prices in the following
groups: Restaurants, and hotels by 3.1%, Recreation and culture by 2.1%, Transport by 1.9%, Clothing and footwear by 1.5%, Furnishings,
household equipment and routine household by 1.0%, Food and non-alcoholic beverages by 0.7%, Miscellaneous goods and services by
0.4%, Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, Health by 0.1%.
In May 2024, compared to April 2024, a decrease in Consumer Price Index was registered in the group Communications by 0.3%.
The Consumer Price Index in the groups: Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics and Education remained at the same level as in the
previous month.
The Retail Price Index in May 2024 compared to April 2024 was 101.3.
The Consumer Price Index in May 2024, compared to May 2023, increased by 4.5%, while the Retail Price Index increased by 5.8%.