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Bulgaria has met the Eurozone inflation standard in 2024

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Inflation for 2024 is 2.2% compared to the previous year, the National Statistical Institute reports. In December, this indicator was 0.4%. 

Annual average inflation for the period January 2024 - December 2024 compared to the period January 2023 - December 2023 is 2.4%. 

For December 2024, the largest price increases are in the groups "Entertainment and culture" - 5.9%, "Transport" - 1.3%, "Restaurants and hotels" - 0.7% and "Miscellaneous goods and services" - 0.6%. 

The largest decrease was registered in the groups "Clothing and footwear" - 1.3% and "Food and non-alcoholic beverages" - 0.6%. 

But according to the price index for the small consumer basket in December 2024, an increase of 0.1% on a monthly basis and an increase of 2.3% since the beginning of the year was recorded. 



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