The trade union consumer basket calculated by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina for September 2025 is 3,431.60 BAM.
The average salary paid in the Federation of BiH for July 2025 was 1,628 BAM (the latest data published by the Federal Institute of Statistics), and the minimum salary according to the Decision of the Government of the FBiH is 1,000 BAM. The coverage of the trade union consumer basket by the average salary is 47.44 percent, and the coverage by the minimum salary is 29.14 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 – 41.80 percent, housing and utilities – 14.18 percent, hygiene and health maintenance – 90.5 percent, education and culture – 13.99 percent, clothing and footwear – 10.49 percent, transportation – 4.66 percent and household maintenance – 5.83 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 10 items were included, and for housing and utilities, costs for six items, the SSSBiH announced.
