September 20 (SeeNews) - The consumer price index (CPI) of Bosnia's Federation rose 3.6% on the year in August, following an increase 2.8% in July, the Federation's statistical office said on Wednesday.
On a monthly comparison basis, the Federation's CPI increased 0.9% in August, after it edged down 0.3% in July, the entity's statistical office said in a monthly report.
The average consumer prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which have the biggest weight in the consumer basket, rose 7.7% on the year in August, prices in the sector of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels went up 1.1%, while the transportation costs declined 7.3%.
In the first eight months of this year, the average consumer prices went up 7.4% on the year.
The CPI of Bosnia's Federation rose by an annual average of 14.9% in 2022, following an increase by 2.1% in 2021 and a decline of 0.9% in 2020. The Federation is one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other one is the Serb Republic.