LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) – Slovenia's consumer prices rose by 2.0% year-on-year in February, slower than the 2.1% annual growth recorded in January, the country's statistical office said on Friday.
The greatest impact on annual inflation in February, of 0.6 percentage points, came from a 4.3% rise in food prices, the statistical office said in a statement.
On a monthly comparison basis, Slovenia's consumer prices advanced by 0.7% in February, following a 0.9% decrease in January.
Measured by the EU's harmonised index of consumer prices, Slovenia's annual inflation accelerated to 2.0% in February, from 1.3% in February 2019.