Slovenia: Inflation rises in February from January
Latest reading: Harmonized consumer prices increased 2.8% on a year-on-year basis in February, following a 2.4% increase in the previous month.
Relative to the previous month’s data, there were higher price pressures for housing and utilities (+10.6% on a year-on-year basis vs +4.5% in January) and restaurants and hotels (+3.9% vs +3.6% in January). In contrast, there were milder price pressures for food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.9% vs +4.4% in January), transportation (-3.2% vs -3.1% in January) and recreation (+1.7% vs +2.6% in January).
Meanwhile, consumer prices were up 2.9% in February, following a 2.6% rise in the prior month.
Lastly, harmonized consumer prices increased 0.65% in February on a month-on-month basis, following a 0.48% decline in the previous month.