Year-on-year Inflation in Serbia in September at 1.8% – Consumer Prices Rise by 1%

Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in September 2020 in relation to August 2020 decreased by 0.5% on average, announced the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.

Consumer prices in September 2020, increased by 1.8% in relation to September 2019. In September 2020 in relation to December 2019, consumer prices increased by 1.0%, on average.

Observed by main groups according to the destination of consumption in September 2020 in relation to the previous month, decrease of prices was noted in the groups Recreation and culture (-6.4%), Food and nonalcoholic beverages (-0.5%), Clothing and footwear (-0.3%) and in the groups Alcoholic beverages and tobacco and Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house (each by -0.1%).

Increase of prices was noted in the group Communication (0.9%) and in the groups Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, Transport, Health and Education (each by 0.1%).

Prices of other goods and services mostly remained unchanged.

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culture

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nonalcoholic beverages

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footwear

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