Monthly inflation in April was +0.2%, while the annual inflation down to +2.4%

Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices was +0.2% in April. This was influenced mostly by the increase in prices of vegetables; fruit; bread and cerelas; shoes and other footwear; furniture; milc, cheese and eggs. Annual inflation in April was +2.4%, and it is lower than in March, when it was +3.0%.

When observing the main groups, monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.6%); Clothing and footwear (+0.6%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+0.3%); Health (+0.2%); Education (+0.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (+0.1%); Recreation and culture (+0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in groups: Transport (-2.9%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.3%). Prices in the groups: Communications; Restaurants and Hotels; Miscellaneous goods and services remain at the same level as in the previous month.

Positive annual inflation rates in april were observed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (+11.8%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+5.2%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (+4.9%); Restaurants and Hotels (+3.7%); Communications (+2.5%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+1.8%); Health (+1.3%), Education (+0.2%); Miscellaneous goods and services (+0.1%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in groups: Transport (-4.4%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-2.9%); Recreation and culture (-0.2%).

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