Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in October 2026, as compared to September 2026, increased by 0.5% on average. Consumer prices in October 2026, as compared to October 2025, increased by 5.9% on average. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; garments; vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses; shoes and other footwear; solid fuels; non-durable household goods; hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments; milk, other dairy products and eggs. Consumer prices in period January-October 2026 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 3.9% in average.

Observing the main groups by purpose of consumption, in October 2026 as compared to September 2026, monthly increase of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (3.9%); Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.4%); Transport (1.3%); Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services (1.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.6%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.3%); Education services (0.2%), while decrease of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and accommodation services (-3.6%); Recreation, sport and culture (-0.3%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.2%).

Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged