Bulgaria: Annual inflation in January was 9.1%

According to preliminary NSI data, the consumer price index for Bulgaria in January 2022 compared to December 2021 was 101.5%, i.e. monthly inflation is 1.5%. The annual inflation for January 2022 compared to January 2021 was 9.1%.

The average annual inflation for the period February 2021 - January 2022 compared to the period February 2020 - January 2021 was 4.1%.

In January 2022, compared to the previous month, the prices of goods and services in consumer groups changed as follows:

• food and non-alcoholic beverages - an increase of 2.4%;

• alcoholic beverages and tobacco products - an increase of 0.2%;

• clothing and footwear - a decrease of 1.8%;

• housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels - an increase of 1.4%;

• home furnishings, household appliances and accessories and routine maintenance of the home - an increase of 1.2%;

• healthcare - increase by 0.4%;

• transport - an increase of 0.6%;

• announcements - prices remain at the level of last month;

• entertainment and culture - an increase of 3.8%;

• education - an increase of 0.2%;

• restaurants and hotels - an increase of 2.3%;

• miscellaneous goods and services - an increase of 1.7%.

In January 2022 the prices of the following food products increased: rice - by 1.3%, flour - by 4.2%, white bread - by 2.9%, type and rye bread - by 3.0%, pasta - by 5.3%, meat from cattle - by 1.4%, poultry meat - by 1.2%, minced meat (minced meat) - by 2.3%, fish - by 2.6%, whole and low-fat milk - by 0.7 and 1.3%, respectively, yogurt - by 1.4%, cheese - by 1.6%, yellow cheese and cottage cheese - by 4.3%, eggs - by 0.8%, milk oils - by 5.8%, oil - by 4.4%, apples - by 3.7%, citrus and southern fruits - by 1.0%,...