Bulgaria Registers Deflation in June

Business | July 14, 2008, Monday // 00:00

Deflation of 0,2% has been registered in Bulgaria for the month of June compared to the month of May, according to data from the National Statistics Institute.

The deflation has been created by the 2,3% price reduction of food items and non-alcoholic beverages in June compared to May.

Prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products have gone up with 2,1%.

The biggest price increase is registered in the area of transportation services - 3,35 and fuels.

From the food items the price of rice has gone up the most - 26,7%, but prices of bread and eggs show a reduction.

The increase of consumer prices on an annual base for the month of June is 15,3% while since the beginning of the year (June 2008 compared to December of 2007) this increase is 4,6%.

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