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.
“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).“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.
