Kosovo says '%marova: Our country, second in region with rising food prices

In recent weeks, a significant price increase for basic consumer products has been noted. The raising of these prices has confirmed the Kosovo Statistics Agency (ASK), adding that the comprehensive harmonised Consumer Prices Index (IHÇK) has increased mainly in meat, milk, vegetables, water and liquids, fuels and hotel services.

According to the AKS, the annual inflation rate in September has reached 4.9 per cent.

“Buke and cereals at 1.5 percent, meat at 1.9 percent, milk, cheese and eggs at 7.7 percent, oil and food fats at 28.6 percent, vegetables at 19.7 percent, sugar, jam, honey, chocolate, and sugar, alcoholic beverages at 3.7 percent, tobacco at 2.7 percent, gas at 10.6 percent, fuel fuel fuel, fire, gas, 4.6 percent per cent, fuel and lubricants for personal transportation equipment at 26.7 percent, transportation for 2.2 percent, telephone services, and telephone services at 10.6 percent, organised gas, with 8.9 percent of the hotel services, and 6.2 percent, with financial services, with a report of 6.7%.

During this month, a litre of food oil cost 1.06 euros, while a year later this product is sold for 1.54 euros. During September of last year, a kilo of rice has cost 1.38 euros, this year being bought for 1,42 euros, while 30 pieces of eggs during September have been sold 2.57 euros of 1.95 euros.

With inflation, we understand the steady increase in overall price rates.

From Trading Economics data, it turns out that Kosovo is the second country with the highest price rate in the region.