Montenegro reports moderate inflation growth in June 2026

In Montenegro, prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in June 2026, as compared to May 2026, increased by 0.4% on average.

Consumer prices in June 2026, as compared to June 2025, increased by 3.6% on average, CE Report informs via the Statistical Office of Montenegro's official website.

This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: accommodation services; meat; milk, other dairy products and eggs; restaurants, cafés and the like; outpatient dental services; passenger transport by air; fruits and nuts; vegetables, tubers and pulses. Consumer prices in period January-June 2026 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 3.3% in average.

Observing the main groups by purpose of consumption, in June 2026 as compared to May 2026, monthly increase of prices was noticed in the following groups: Restaurants and accommodation services (3.3%); Health (1.9%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.0%); Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services (0.5%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.2%); Information and communication (0.1%); Recreation, sport and culture (0.1%), while decrease of prices was recorded in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-2.2%); Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.5%); Transport (-0.2%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.1%).

Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.

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