What affected inflation? Apartments and food is the beginning of the list

As we have already informed, the Central Statistical Office today presented the final data on consumer inflation for April. It amounted to 4.3 percent This is a bit more than a preliminary reading, which amounted to 4.2 percent. Let us remind you that inflation in March amounted to 4.9 percent.

Detailed data provided by the Central Statistical Office show that prices in April – compared to the same period of 2024 – increased the most in the category “use of an apartment or house and energy carriers” (an increase of 10.8 percent). Similar increases were recorded in the categories of “alcoholic beverages and tobacco products” and “non -alcoholic foods and drinks” (by 6.1 and 5.3 percent, respectively). On the other hand, the decrease in prices was recorded in the “apartment equipment and household equipment” category (0.5 percent reduction).

Inflation in April. Here there were increases

The CSO calculates that compared to April last year, higher prices in the field of: apartments (by 8.3 percent), food (by 5.3 percent), restaurants and hotels (by 6.1 percent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (by 6.1 percent) and health (by 5.3 percent) increased in total: 2.01 p. percent, 1.24 percentage, 0.34 percentage, 0.32 p. and 0.31 p. Lower transport prices (by 5.6 percent) reduced the indicator by 0.64 p.

Compared to March this year. The prices of goods and services increased in the previous month by 0.4 percent. – In April this year. Compared to the previous month, the highest prices in the field of food in the field of food (by 0.8%), clothing and footwear (by 2.2%) as well as recreation and culture (by 1.1%), which increased the indicator by 0.18 p. Proc. and 0.08 p. – informs GUS.

Lower transport prices (by 0.5 percent) reduced the April inflation rate by 0.05 p.