In Bosnia and Herzegovina, in April compared to March of this year, the prices of products and services for personal consumption were on average 1.9 percent higher, while the annual inflation reached 6.8 percent.
On a monthly basis, price increases were recorded in almost all key consumption categories. Moderate growth was recorded in food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5 percent), as well as clothing and footwear (0.8 percent), according to the latest consumer price index data of the BiH Statistics Agency.
Housing costs, including overhead expenses, increased by 1.4 percent, while prices in the recreation and culture sector increased by 0.5 percent. In the transport sector, a price increase of as much as 10.8 percent was recorded compared to the previous month.
A slight increase in prices was also recorded in the sectors of communications (1.9 percent), education (0.1 percent), restaurants and hotels (0.4 percent), and other goods and services (0.3 percent). Prices of furniture, household appliances and regular home maintenance increased by 0.2 percent.
A price decline was recorded only in the category of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, where they decreased by 0.3 percent on average on a monthly basis.
On an annual basis, in April, an average price increase of 6.8 percent was recorded, and the highest annual price increase was recorded in the transport sector, where prices increased by 25.9 percent compared to April last year.
An increase of 11 percent was recorded in the category of housing and utilities, and price increases were also recorded in healthcare (5.7 percent), restaurants and hotels (6.2 percent), and recreation and culture (4.4 percent).
Food and non-alcoholic beverages recorded an annual growth of 2.6 percent, while the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased by 3.4 percent. Communications are more expensive by 3.2 percent, education by 3.6 percent, and other goods and services by 2.7 percent.
The average price drop was recorded in the clothing and footwear section by 6.8 percent.
