Consumer Price Index and Retail Price Index, March 2025

Inflation measured through the Consumer Price Index in March 2025, compared to February 2025 was -1.3%.       

                    

A decrease in inflation in March 2025, compared to February 2025, is the result of the decrease in the Consumer Price Index in the following groups: Food and non-alcoholic beverages by 3.0%, Transport by 1.8%, Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance by 0.6%, Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics by 0.5% and Miscellaneous goods and services by 0.3%. 

         

In March 2025, compared to February 2025, an increase in the Consumer Price Index was registered in the following groups: Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, Clothing and footwear and Recreation and culture by 0.4%, Restaurants and hotels by 0.3%, Communications and Health by 0.2%.         

     

The Consumer Price Index in the group Education remained at the same level as in the previous month.         

       

The Retail Price Index in March 2025 compared to February 2025 was 99.1.         

     

The Consumer Price Index in March 2025, compared to March 2024, increased by 2.7%, while the Retail Price Index increased by 2.2%.