29.08.202508:59:51UTC+00Slovenia Inflation Rate at 16-Month High

In August 2025, Slovenia experienced a rise in its annual inflation rate, reaching 3%, up from 2.8% in July. This increase is the highest since April 2024, primarily driven by a surge in prices for clothing and footwear, which increased by 6.9% compared to 1.1% in the previous month. Additional contributors to the higher inflation rate include furnishing, household equipment, and ongoing apartment maintenance, which saw an increase to 0.6% from 0.1%, as well as health, which rose to 4.5% from 4.3%, and the recreation and culture sector, which grew slightly from 3% to 3.1%. Conversely, the rate of cost increases slowed in areas such as food and non-alcoholic beverages, which slightly decreased from 7.7% to 7.6%, as well as in alcoholic beverages and tobacco, from 4% to 3.7%, housing and utilities, down to 0.5% from 0.7%, and restaurants and hotels, which fell from 5.6% to 5.1%. The transport sector continued to experience deflation, with prices decreasing further from -0.4% to -1.1%. In terms of monthly changes, consumer prices remained steady in August, following a 0.5% increase in the preceding month.