Bosnia annual deflation deepens in September
Bosnia and Herzegovinaʼs consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 1.5% year-on-year in September, after dropping by 1.2% a month earlier, the Sarajevo-based Agency for Statistics (BHAS) said on Friday.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased 3.7% annually in September while cost rose for food and non-alcoholic beverages by 0.9%.
On the other hand, prices fell for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels by 1.1% and dropped for clothing and footwear by 10.2%. Transport prices also went down by 10.5%.
On a monthly comparison basis, Bosniaʼs consumer prices added 0.1% in September, after decreasing by 0.2% in August.
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