Core consumer prices in Macedonia increased 4.30 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Macedonia averaged 2.89 percent from 2006 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.90 percent in October of 2022 and a record low of -2.20 percent in November of 2009. source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

Core Inflation Rate in Macedonia is expected to be 4.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the North Macedonia Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Inflation Rate YoY 4.10 4.00 percent Dec 2025

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 162.50 161.85 points Dec 2025
Core Consumer Prices 161.14 160.03 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate 4.30 4.24 percent Dec 2025
Food Inflation 5.30 5.40 percent Dec 2025
GDP Deflator 135.29 131.63 points Sep 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Producer Prices 118.60 118.00 points Nov 2025
PPI YoY 3.90 4.10 percent Nov 2025


North Macedonia Core Inflation Rate
In Macedonia, core consumer prices measure a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods, excluding volatile items such as energy, liquid fuels and lubricants and unprocessed food.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.30 4.24 17.90 -2.20 2006 - 2025 percent Monthly