The consumer price index (CPI) in June 2020 compared to May 2020 was 99.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.4%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (June 2020 compared to December 2019) has been -1.0% and the annual inflation in June 2020 compared to June 2019 was 1.6%. The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (July 2019 - June 2020) compared to the previous 12 months (July 2018 - June 2019) was 2.7%.
In June 2020 compared to the previous month the prices of goods and services in the main consumer groups changed as follows:
• Food and non-alcoholic beverages - a decrease of 0.9%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of 0.2%;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of 0.9%;
• Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels - a decrease of 0.1%;
• Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - an increase of 0.7%;
• Health - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Transport - a decrease of 0.5%;
• Communications - an increase of 0.3%;
• Recreation and culture - a decrease of 1.8%;
• Education - a decrease of 0.2%;
• Restaurants and hotels - an increase of 0.8%;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - a decrease of 0.2%.