Bosnia and Herzegovina Inflation Eases to 5-Month Low

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina eased to 3.6% in July 2026 from 4.2% in the previous month, marking the lowest level since February. Prices continued to decline for food and non-alcoholic beverages (-1.1% vs -0.5% in June) and clothing and footwear (-7.8% vs -7.2%). At the same time, inflation moderated across several categories, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.0% vs 3.4%), transport (13.0% vs 17.5%), communication (3.1% vs 3.2%), restaurants and hotels (4.8% vs 4.9%), and miscellaneous goods and services (1.7% vs 2.8%). Meanwhile, costs increased faster for housing and utilities (10.7% vs 10.5%), furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (2.7% vs 1.1%), health (5.9% vs 5.7%), and recreation and culture (3.6% vs 3.0%), while education costs remained unchanged at 1.8%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.4% in July, easing from a 1.1% drop in June.

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina eased to 4.2% in June 2026 from 5.6% in the previous month, marking the lowest level since February. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices fell (-0.5% vs 0.6% in May), while prices for clothing and footwear declined further (-7.2% vs -6.9%). At the same time, inflation eased across several categories, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.4% vs 3.5%), housing and utilities (10.5% vs 11.5%), furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (1.1% vs 1.6%), transport (17.5% vs 23.7%), recreation and culture (3.0% vs 3.4%), education (1.8% vs 3.4%), restaurants and hotels (4.9% vs 5.6%), and other goods and services (1.8% vs 2.3%). Meanwhile, inflation held steady for communication at 3.3%, while health inflation edged up (5.7% vs 5.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 1.1% in June, following a 0.9% drop in May, marking a second consecutive contraction after eight straight months of increases.

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina eased to 5.6% in May 2026, down from 6.8% in April. The slowdown was driven by easing inflation in transports, which slowed to 23.7% from 25.9%, followed by food (0.6% vs 2.6%), furnishings (1.6% vs 2.8%), health (5.5% vs 5.7%), recreation and culture (3.4% vs 4.4%), education (3.4% vs 3.6%) and restaurants and hotels (5.6% vs 6.2%). On the other hand, inflation accelerated for housing and utilities (11.5% vs 11.0%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.5% vs 3.4%) and communications (3.3% vs 3.2%). Meanwhile, clothing and footwear prices declined slightly faster to 6.9% from 6.8%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices were down 0.9% in May, partially reversing a 1.9% increase in the prior period.