SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 20 (SeeNews) – Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual inflation slowed to 1.2% in November, from 1.4% in October, the country's statistical office said on Wednesday.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 1.8% year-on-year in November, prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased by 5.9%, and prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels gained 1.4%, Bosnia's Agency for Statistics said in a monthly inflation report.
Prices of health services increased by 1.5% year-on-year in November, transport appreciated by 2.8%, education was 0.4% more expensive, prices of communications went up by 0.3%, recreation and culture saw a 1.2% increase and restaurant and hotel services picked up 0.2%.
On a monthly comparison basis, Bosnia's consumer prices remained unchanged in November, after rising 0.6% in October.
Higher prices were recorded in the sectors of clothing and footwear, housing and utilities, health, transport, recreation and culture, restaurants and hotels, and other goods and services.
In 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual deflation deepened expanded to 1.1% from 1.0% in 2015.