Slovenia: Harmonized inflation comes in at highest level since April 2024 in July
Latest reading: Harmonized inflation came in at 2.9% in July, up from June’s 2.5%. July’s figure represented the highest inflation rate since April 2024. Looking at the details of the release, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages rose at a quicker pace in July. Moreover, prices for transportation declined at a less pronounced pace.
Accordingly, the trend pointed up, with annual average harmonized inflation ticking up to 1.8% in July (June: 1.7%). Meanwhile, consumer price inflation rose to 2.8% in July from the previous month’s 2.2%.
Lastly, harmonized consumer prices rose 0.30% over the previous month in July, which was below June’s 0.60% rise.