Inflation in August. Significant decrease

The Central Statistical Office (GUS) presented on Friday the so -called Quick respect of consumer inflation in August. It amounted to 3.1 percent year to year, compared to 3.1 percent in July and 4.1 percent a month earlier. Compared to July, the prices of consumer goods and services decreased by 0.1 percent. – In August 2025, the prices of consumer goods and services in rapid respect were higher than a year ago by 2.8% (price index 102.8), and compared to July 2025 decreased by 0.1% (price indicator 99.9) – He gave the Central Statistical Office in a message.

Inflation in August. It has not been such a good result for a long time

Preliminary data on August inflation is slightly better than the economists expected, because the market consensus was 2.9 percent. This is the best reading since mid -2024, when 2.6 percent were recorded, while in the following months inflation jumped to a level of over 4 percent. At the same time, inflation on the Vistula approached the so -called NBP inflational purpose, which is 2.5 percent. With the possibility of deviation by 1 percentage point up or down.

According to the CSO data, this month – in relation to August 2024 – the prices of food and non -alcoholic drinks went up by 4.8 percent, and energy carriers by 2.3 percent. Significant, by 7.7 percent The decrease occurred in the “fuel for private means of transport” category.

Let us remind you that on Thursday the government adopted a budget draft for next year. The project assumed that average annual inflation will be in 2026 at 3 percent. Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized that we are saying goodbye to “Pisowska Droat”. – High inflation is the daily boring of every Polish family, so it has been so for years. Today we are finally saying goodbye to Pisowska’s puff. We have arranged the state budget, where inflation is one of the lower in Europe and we achieved 3 percent. inflation – The head of government said.

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