Croatia April Inflation Rate Confirmed

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The annual inflation rate in Croatia was confirmed at 3.7% in April, down from 4.1% in the previous three consecutive months.

This marked the lowest reading since September 2021.

Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 4.2%, while transportation costs increased by 5.6%, and prices of hotels and restaurants jumped 10.4%. On a monthly comparison basis, consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.7% in April, after adding 0.9% in March, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) said on Friday, confirming its first estimate released on April 30.

Measured by the EU-harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), prices of goods and services for personal consumption increased by an average 4.7% year-on-year in April. On a monthly comparison basis, HICP rose by an estimated 1.0% in April. Croatia reported a 4.9% annual rise and a 0.9% monthly increase of HICP in March.

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