The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has published the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for June 2026, showing that annual inflation reached 6.0 percent, while a monthly decline of 0.1 percent was recorded.
According to KAS, the annual increase in prices was mainly driven by higher costs in transport, which rose by 13.7 percent, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels by 11.1 percent, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics by 5.1 percent, restaurants and accommodation services by 4.5 percent, and healthcare by 4.1 percent.
Price increases were also recorded in food and non-alcoholic beverages, which rose by 3.9 percent, personal care and miscellaneous goods and services by 3.2 percent, furniture and household equipment by 3.0 percent, clothing and footwear by 2.3 percent, recreation, sport and culture by 2.0 percent, and information and communication by 0.2 percent.
Meanwhile, an annual decrease in prices was recorded only in education services, which fell by 0.6 percent.
Compared with May, the consumer price index recorded an average decrease of 0.1 percent. This was mainly influenced by a 0.6 percent decline in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a 0.3 percent decrease in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels.
On a monthly basis, price increases were recorded in recreation, sport and culture (0.8 percent), education services (0.5 percent), personal care and miscellaneous goods and services (0.4 percent), transport (0.3 percent), alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (0.2 percent), furniture and household equipment (0.2 percent), restaurants and accommodation services (0.2 percent), clothing and footwear (0.1 percent), and healthcare (0.1 percent).
KAS said the publication was prepared using the new COICOP 2018 classification, with the base year 2025=100 and an updated methodology.
