
The consumer price index (inflation) in September was 1.9 percent, the lowest level since June 2021. This is according to official INSTAT data.
A year ago, this change was 4.1%. The monthly change of the consumer price index in September 2024, compared to August 2024, is 0.6%.
More detailed data show that the annual increase in prices in September was mainly influenced by the group "Food and non-alcoholic beverages" with +0.94 percentage points, followed by the group "Rent, water, fuel and energy" with +0 ,30 percentage points.
Also, the prices of the group "Furniture, home appliances and home maintenance" were affected by +0.26 percentage points, the prices of the group "Alcoholic beverages and tobacco" by +0.17 percentage points, the prices of the group "Clothing and shoes" by +0.13 percentage points, the prices of the "Entertainment and culture" and "Miscellaneous goods and services" groups with +0.10 percentage points each, the prices of the "Hotels, cafes and restaurants" group with +0.09 percentage points, the prices of the "Health" group by +0.04 percentage points, the prices of the "Educational Service" group by +0.03 percentage points, the prices of the "Communication" group by +0.02 percentage points and the prices of the "Transportation" group marked decrease by - 0.28 percentage points.
Compared to the month of September 2023, the largest increase in prices is observed in the group "Entertainment and culture" with 4.6%, followed by the groups "Clothing and shoes" and "Furniture, home appliances and home maintenance" with 3.6% each, "Alcoholic beverages and tobacco" with 3.5%, "Food and non-alcoholic beverages" with 2.7%, "Miscellaneous goods and services" with 1.9%, "Hotels, cafes and restaurants" with 1.8 %, "Rent, water, fuel and energy" with 1.5%, "Health" with 1.1%, "Educational service" with 0.9% and "Communication" with 0.8%.
On the other hand, the prices of the "Transporti" group decreased by 4.5%.
Within the food group, the prices of the subgroup "vegetables including potatoes" increased by 6.5%, followed by the subgroups "fish" by 4.6%, "milk, cheese and eggs" by 3.9%, "meat" by 3.4%, "sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets" with 3.0%, etc.
Compared to August 2024, the prices of the "Entertainment and culture" group increased by 1.9%, followed by "Food and non-alcoholic beverages" by 1.4%, "Clothing and shoes" and "Furniture, home appliances and maintenance of home" with 0.5% each.
"Educational service" increased by 0.4%, "Communication" by 0.2%, "Alcoholic beverages and tobacco", Rent, water, fuel and energy" and "Miscellaneous goods and services" by 0.1% each one. On the other hand, the prices of the "Transporti" group decreased by 0.1%.