The consumer price index in August 2012 compared to July 2012 was 100.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2012 compared to December 2011) has been 2.6% and the annual inflation in August 2012 compared to August 2011 was 3.9% .
The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (September 2011 - August 2012) compared to the previous 12 months (September 2010 - August 2011) was 2.5%.
In August 2012 compared to the previous month the prices of goods and services in the main consumer groups changed as follows:
• Food and non-alcoholic beverages - an increase of 0.9%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of 0.1%;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of 3.3%;
• Housing (rentals, maintenance and repair), water, electricity, gas and other fuels - an increase of 0.3%;
• Furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Health - an increase of 0.1%;
• Transport - an increase of 2.9%;
• Communications - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Recreation and culture - a decrease of 0.7%;
• Education - an increase of 0.1%;
• Restaurants and hotels - an increase of 0.3%;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - an increase of 0.3%.
More detailed information on http://www.nsi.bg/EPDOCS/Inflation2012-08_en.pdf