site.btaMonthly Inflation Drops to 0.1% in August, Annual Inflation Stands at 5.3%

In August 2025, the monthly inflation rate in Bulgaria dropped to 0.1% from 1.7% in July, while the annual inflation rate stood at 5.3%, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday. The rates are measured by the consumer price index (CPI).

In August 2025, compared to the previous month, the highest price increase was registered in the following sectors: Communications (0.9%), Miscellaneous goods and services (0.7%) and Restaurants and hotels (0.6%). A decrease in the prices was recorded in Clothing and footwear (-2.5%) and Transport (-0.6%).

In August 2025, the monthly inflation rate, measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was 0.1% and the annual inflation rate was 3.5%, compared to August 2024.

The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2025 compared to December 2024) was 3.4%, and the annual average inflation rate for the period September 2024 - August 2025 compared to the period September 2023 - August 2024 was 2.9%.

Accumulated inflation, measured by HICP, for the last three years (August 2025 compared to August 2022) was 13.9% and for the last five years (August 2025 compared to August 2020) it was 34.3%.

The CPI is the official measure of inflation in the Republic of Bulgaria. It measures the total relative price change of goods and services used by households for private (non-production) consumption. It is calculated by applying the structure of Bulgarian households’ final monetary consumption expenditures. The main source of information for the expenditures is the household budget survey in the country.

The HICP is the comparable measure of inflation across EU Member States. It is one of the criteria for price stability and the readiness of Bulgaria to join the Eurozone. HICP, as well as CPI, measures the total relative price change of goods and services. Both indices are calculated using the same basket of goods and services but differ with concern to the weights used.