The prices of food and soft drinks rose 14.7% and prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels went up 6.9%, while transportation costs fell 5.3%.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.9% in June, accelerating from a 0.5% increase in the previous month.

Measured by the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), prices of goods and services for personal consumption increased by 8.3% year-on-year on average in June, while compared to May they were 1.6% higher.