Lithuania Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

4.1

Units In

3.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 09, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
707.4 Jun 1993	-2 Jan 2003	15.28 %	1993-2025	Statistics Lithuania

In Lithuania, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (23 percent of total weight). Transport accounts for 12.9 percent; Housing and Utilities for 11.9 percent; Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco for 9.2 percent; Clothing and Footwear for 8 percent and Recreation and Culture for 7.1 percent. Health; Miscellaneous Goods and Services; Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Restaurants and Hotels; Communication and Education account for the remaining 27.9 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Lithuania's annual inflation rate rose to 4.1% in March 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since August 2023, as prices mainly accelerated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.5% vs 3.1% in February), household and utilities (3.4% vs 0.1%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (8.7% vs 8.6%), communication (3.6 vs 2%), miscellaneous goods and services (4.7% vs 3%), and recreation and culture (4.4% vs 4.3%). Meanwhile, inflation slowed for transport (1.6% vs 3.4%), furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance of homes (0.8% vs 2%), and health (5% vs 5.3%), while deflation eased for clothing and footwear (-0.9% vs -1.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged lower to 0.4% from 0.6% of the previous month.