The monthly inflation rate was 0.0%, while the annual inflation rate was 6.9%. The inflation rate is measured by the CPI, with monthly inflation referring to May 2026 compared to the previous month, and the annual inflation is for May 2026 compared to the same month of the previous year.
In May 2026, compared to the previous month, the increase was registered in the following groups: ‘Restaurants and accommodation services’ (0.9%), ‘Alcoholic beverages, tobacco’ (0.9%) and ‘Transport’ (0.8%). The decrease in the prices was recorded in the following groups: ‘Recreation, sport and culture’ (-2.0%), ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ (-0.4%) and ‘Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services’ (-0.1%).
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In May 2026, the monthly inflation rate, measured by CPI, was 0.0% and the annual inflation rate in May 2026, compared to May 2025, was 6.9%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (May 2026 compared to December 2025) was 3.8%.
The annual average inflation rate for the period June 2025 - May 2026 compared to the period June 2024 - May 2025 was 5.0%.
Monthly inflation
In terms of CPI, in May 2026, the prices of goods and services increased in the following consumer groups:
- ‘Restaurants and accommodation services’ - an increase of 0.9%;
- ‘Alcoholic beverages, tobacco’ - an increase of 0.9%;
- ‘Transport’ - an increase of 0.8%;
- ‘Information and communication’ - an increase of 0.7%;
- ‘Health’ - an increase of 0.5%;
- ‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ - an increase of 0.2%;
- ‘Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance’ - an increase of 0.2%;
- ‘Clothing and footwear’ - an increase of 0.1%.
The prices of goods and services decreased in the following consumer groups:
- ‘Recreation, sport and culture’ - a decrease of 2.0%;
- ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ - a decrease of 0.4%;
- ‘Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services’ - a decrease of 0.1%.
The prices of the goods and services in following groups ‘Education services’ and ‘Insurance and financial services’ remained unchanged.
Accumulated inflation
The accumulated inflation, measured by CPI, for the last three years (May 2026 compared to May 2023) was 13.4% and for the last five years (May 2026 compared to May 2021) was 44.3%.
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)
In May 2026, the monthly inflation rate, measured by HICP, was 0.3% and the annual inflation rate in May 2026 compared to May 2025 was 6.3%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (May 2026 compared to December 2025) was 4.1%.
The annual average inflation rate for the period June 2025 - May 2026 compared to the period June 2024 - May 2025 was 3.7%.
Monthly inflation
In terms of HICP, in May 2026, the prices of goods and services increased in the following consumer groups:
- ‘Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services’ - an increase of 2.2%;
- ‘Restaurants and accommodation services’ - an increase of 1.3%;
- ‘Information and communication’ - an increase of 0.9%;
- ‘Alcoholic beverages, tobacco’ - an increase of 0.8%;
- ‘Transport’ - an increase of 0.7%;
- ‘Health’ - an increase of 0.5%;
- ‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ - an increase of 0.3%;
- ‘Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance’ - an increase of 0.3%;
- ‘Clothing and footwear’ - an increase of 0.1%.
The prices of goods and services decreased in the following consumer groups:
- ‘Recreation, sport and culture’ - a decrease of 1.2%;
- ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ - a decrease of 0.5%.
The prices of the goods and services in following groups ‘Education services’ and ‘Insurance and financial services’ remained unchanged.
Accumulated inflation
The accumulated inflation, measured by HICP, for the last three years (May 2026 compared to May 2023) was 12.3% and for the last five years (May 2026 compared to May 2021) was 38.3%.
Price Index of a Small Basket (PISB)
In May 2026, the monthly rate, measured by PISB, was -0.5% and the annual rate in May 2026, compared to May 2025, was 3.9%.
In May 2026, compared to the previous month, the prices of goods and services in the small basket for the 20% of households with the lowest income changed as follows:
- ‘Services’ - an increase of 0.1%;
- ‘Food products’ - a decrease of 0.8%;
- ‘Non-food products’ - a decrease of 0.5%.
