Prices of essential goods such as bread, milk, cheese, oil, eggs, and other food items in Kosovo continue to rise, alongside electricity, which has increased by over 20% for citizens, KosovaPress reports.
According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), in October alone, consumer prices rose on average by 5.1% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to increases in food and electricity prices.
In addition to electricity, solid fuels such as firewood and pellets also rose by 8%.
“This is primarily explained by the rise in consumer prices during this period in the COICOP groups and subgroups: organized holidays (23.7%), flight tickets (21.0%), electricity (20.3%), fruits (15.3%), coffee, tea and cocoa (13.1%), maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment (12.4%), other services related to personal transport equipment (12.4%), meat (12.3%), hotel services (9.0%), outpatient services (8.9%), therapeutic equipment (8.4%), solid fuels, firewood, pellets, etc. (8.0%), milk, cheese, and eggs (7.5%), oils and fats (6.2%), household maintenance goods and services (5.7%), tobacco (5.6%), bread and cereals (5.3%), food products (5.2%),” the latest ASK report states.
For this period (October 2025 vs. October 2024), price decreases were observed in COICOP groups such as fuels and lubricants for personal transport (-2.6%) and vehicle purchases (-1.2%), with a combined impact of -0.2% on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Monthly inflation was 0.6% in October 2025 compared to September 2025.
“The overall harmonized consumer price index was higher by an average of 0.6% in October 2025 compared to September 2025. This was mainly explained by increases in consumer prices in COICOP groups and subgroups: solid fuels, firewood, pellets, etc. (8.4%), electricity (3.3%), vegetables (2.2%), tobacco (2.2%), bread and cereals (1.2%), hotel services (0.9%), meat (0.7%), and fuels and lubricants for personal transport (0.6%), with a combined impact of 0.7% on the CPI,” the report states.
Price decreases were observed in COICOP groups such as flight tickets (-6.8%) and plants (-3.8%), with a combined impact of 0.1% on the CPI.
