Croatia: Inflation picks up in April from March
Latest reading: Harmonized consumer prices increased 5.4% on a year-on-year basis in April, following a 4.6% increase in the prior month. April’s reading was the strongest since November 2023.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, there were higher price pressures for transportation (+10.7% on a year-on-year basis vs +5.7% in March) and housing and utilities (+13.6% vs +12.1% in March). In contrast, price pressures reduced for food and non-alcoholic beverages in April (+2.9% vs +3.4% in March). Finally, the variation in restaurants and hotels prices was the same as in the prior month (+6.5% in April and March).
Meanwhile, consumer prices increased 5.8% in April, following a 4.8% rise in the previous month.
Lastly, harmonized consumer prices were up 1.42% in April in month-on-month terms, following a 1.15% increase in the prior month.