Cost Of Living in Bulgaria Has Gone Up With 3,3% For The Last Year

The consumer price index for April 2019, compared to March 2019, was 100.5%, so the monthly inflation is 0.5%, NSI reported. Inflation from the beginning of the year (April 2019 versus December 2018) was 1.7% and annual inflation in April 2019 compared to April 2018 was 3.7%. The average annual inflation for the period May 2018 - April 2019 compared to May 2017 - April 2018 was 3.3%.

In April 2019, compared to the previous month, the prices of goods and services in consumer groups changed as follows:

- Food products and non-alcoholic beverages - an increase of 1.1%;

- Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products - prices remain at the level of last month;

- Shoes and clothing - an increase of 6.9%;

- Water, electricity, gas and other fuels - a decrease of 0.2%;

- Home furnishings, household appliances and household care - an increase of 0.1%;

- Health - prices stay at the level of last month;

- Transport - an increase of 1.6%;

- Entertainment and culture - a decrease of 3.9%;

- Education - an increase of 0.2%;

- Restaurants and hotels - an increase of 0.1%;

In April 2019, there was an increase of the following food products prices: rice - by 1.8%, flour - by 0.7%, pork - by 2.1%, sausages by 0.5 and 0.6%, minced meat - by 2.3%, yogurt - by 0.8%, cheese - 1.1%, yellow cheese - by 1.9%, curd by 0.8%, margarine by 1.1%, oil by 0.7%, apples by 5.5%, citrus by - by2,6%, olives - by 2.1%, with carrots and red beet - by 7.2%, tomatoes - by 6.3%, cabbage - by 11.3%, pepper - by 9.3%, onion - by 8.7% , bean - by 0.1%, potatoes - by 5.3%, sugar - by 2.1%, vinegar by 0.5%, salt by 0.4%, coffee by 1.0%, carbonated beverages by 1.1% and.

In April 2019 the prices of the following food...