Bulgarien Verbraucherpreise

Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate accelerated to a one-year high of 3.7% in January 2025, up from 2.2% in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from prices of food & non-alcoholic beverage (4.4% vs 2.8% in December) and housing & utilities (5% vs 2.8%). Prices also increased for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (7.2% vs 6%), health (2.4% vs 1.8%), recreation & culture (5.3% vs 3.7%), restaurant & hotels (9.5% vs 7.5%), and miscellaneous goods & services (4% vs 3.4%). At the same time, transport costs rebounded (3% vs -0.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 2% in January, the highest since April 2022, following a 0.4% rise in the prior month.