BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 1. In September, consumer prices in Slovenia increased by 2.6 percent at the annual level. In the same month last year, inflation stood at 0.6 percent, Trend reports citing the country's Statistical Office.
In one year, service prices increased on average by 2.8 percent and goods prices by 2.5 percent. Non-durable goods prices went up by 3.2 percent, semi-durable goods prices by 2.0 percent and durable goods prices by 0.4 percent.
The annual growth rate was pushed up the most (by 1.3 percentage points) by 7.0 percent higher prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages. These were followed by higher prices in restaurants and hotels (by 4.9 percent, contributing 0.4 p.p.) and in health (by 4.8 percent, contributing 0.3 p.p.).
Compared to August, consumer prices were on average lower by 0.4 percent.
Towards the end of the summer tourist season the prices of package holidays fell by 12.7 percent and contributed 0.6 p.p. to deflation. Additionally, 0.1 p.p. was added each by lower prices of accommodation services (by 6.1 percent), operation of personal transport equipment (by 0.7 percent) and food (by 0.5 percent).
On the other hand, due to the end of summer sales and transition to the autumn–winter collection, clothing prices grew by 12.0 percent, which eased the deflation by 0.5 p.p.
Measured with the harmonised index of consumer prices, this September the annual growth of consumer prices was 2.7 percent (a year ago 0.7 percent). At the monthly level, prices were on average unchanged.
In one year, service prices increased on average by 3.8 percent and goods prices by 2.2 percent. Non-durable goods prices went up by 2.9 percent and semi-durable goods prices by 1.2 percent, while durable goods prices went down by 0.2 percent.
Annual inflation rates in August 2025 for all EU-27 Member States are available here. Measured with the harmonised index of consumer prices, in August the annual inflation rate in the EMU countries was 2.0 percent (same as the month before). In the EU-27 Member States it was 2.4 percent (also same as the month before). The lowest annual inflation rate was recorded in Cyprus (0.0 percent) and the highest in Romania (8.5 percent); in Slovenia it stood at 3.0 percent.
