Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in July 2024, as compared to June 2024, increased by 0.4% on average. Consumer prices in July 2024, as compared to July 2023, increased by 3.5% on average. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: accommodation services; fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; restaurants, cafes and the like; meat; coffee, tea and cocoa; fruit; oils and fats; passenger transport by air. Consumer prices in period January-July 2024 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 4.6% in average.
Observing the main groups by purpose of consumption, in July 2024 as compared to June 2024, monthly increase of prices was noticed in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (4.6%); Transport (1.5%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.8%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5%); Health (0.5%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.4%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%); Recreation and culture (0.1%), while decrease of prices was recorded in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-3.9%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.

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