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Bulgaria Inflation Rate
Last Release
Jan 31, 2025
Actual
3.7
Units In
%
Previous
2.2
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Mar 17, 2025
Time to Release
27 Days 18 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
2,019.5 Mar 1997 | -2.6 Feb 2014 | 52.35 % | 1996-2025 | N/A |
In Bulgaria, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (31.8 percent of total weight). Housing and Utilities accounts for 17.4 percent; Transport for 9 percent; Health for 6.6 percent; Restaurants and Hotels for 5.4 percent and Recreation and Culture for 5.3 percent. Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco; Communication; Miscellaneous Goods and Services; Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear and Education account for the remaining 24.5 percent of total weight.
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Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate accelerated to a one-year high of 3.7% in January 2025, up from 2.2% in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from prices of food & non-alcoholic beverage (4.4% vs 2.8% in December) and housing & utilities (5% vs 2.8%). Prices also increased for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (7.2% vs 6%), health (2.4% vs 1.8%), recreation & culture (5.3% vs 3.7%), restaurant & hotels (9.5% vs 7.5%), and miscellaneous goods & services (4% vs 3.4%). At the same time, transport costs rebounded (3% vs -0.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 2% in January, the highest since April 2022, following a 0.4% rise in the prior month.
Bulgaria Inflation Rate History
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