The trade union consumer basket calculated by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH) for January 2025 amounts to 3,149.80 BAM.
The SSSBiH reminds that the average salary paid in the Federation of BiH for November 2024 was 1,401 BAM, which is the latest data published by the Federal Institute of Statistics, while the minimum salary according to the Decision of the Government of the Federation of BiH is 1,000 BAM.
The coverage of the Trade Union Consumer Basket by the average salary is 44.48 percent, and by the minimum salary 31.75 percent.
When creating the Trade Union Consumer Basket, the average salary paid in the Federation of BiH was taken into account, as well as the minimum living expenses of a four-member family consisting of two adults and two children, one of whom is in high school and the other in elementary school.
The consumer basket itself consists of: food 44.49 percent, housing and communal services 13.94 percent, hygiene and health maintenance 9.25 percent, education and culture 10.16 percent, clothing and footwear 11.43 percent, transportation 4.38 percent, and household maintenance 6.35 percent.
In the food category, prices from three shopping centers for 86 items were used. When it comes to hygiene and health maintenance, costs for ten items were included, and for housing and communal services, costs for six items, the SSSBiH announced.
