Consumer prices up 3.9% y.o.y. in August

Food prices went up by 7.9%, within which the price of other meat preparations became 18.1%, that of seasonal food items 17.1%, sugar prices 13.4%, the price of salami, sausages and ham 11.4%, that of eggs 10.2% and milk prices 8.9% higher.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco became an average 6.8%, within which tobacco 10.3% more expensive.

Motor fuel prices were cut by 4.7%.

Prices unchanged compared to July

Consumer prices as a whole were unchanged on average. Food prices became 0.3% lower, dominantly due to the 4.4% decrease in the price of seasonal food items. Food prices excluding this latter group were up by 0.2% on average.

Within non-seasonal food items, both milk and salami, sausages and ham became 1.0%, eggs 0.8% and bread 0.5% more expensive, while pork 1.9%, cheese 1.2% and poultry meat 0.5% cheaper.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices increased by 0.7% on average, within which tobacco prices by 0.9%.

Clothing and footwear became 1.9% cheaper due to the summer sale.

The price of motor fuels was reduced by 0.8%. Services became 0.4% more expensive, partly as a result of the 2.2% rise in recreational services prices.

In the first eight months of 2020, consumer prices increased by 3.5% on average.