Consumer prices in June 2026 increased by 2.7 per cent compared to the same month in 2025, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS) announced. According to the SORS report, food in June this year was 4.3 per cent cheaper compared to June 2025.
When it comes to price increases, SORS recorded the highest year-on-year growth in rents (11.9%), apartment maintenance, repair, and security services (13.2%), water supply (20.6%), refuse collection (10.8%), sewage disposal (11.5%), and services for routine apartment maintenance (13.8%).
In the healthcare sector, double-digit price increases were recorded for out-of-hospital services (10%) and outpatient services (10.7%). In the transport sector, increases were seen in the operation and maintenance of personal transport equipment (10.3%), as well as vehicle maintenance and repairs (10.6%).
Veterinary services for pets (10.5%), photographic services (24.7%), newspapers and periodicals (22.8%), package holidays (24.4%), and jewellery and clocks (16.6%) also became more expensive.
Monthly inflation
Prices of consumer goods and services in June 2026 increased by an average of 0.2 per cent compared to May 2026.
“Looking at the main groups of goods and services classified by consumption purpose, in June 2026, compared to the previous month, price growth was recorded in the groups of recreation, sport and culture (5%), personal care goods and services, social protection and miscellaneous services (0.8%), furniture, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house (0.7%), health (0.5%), restaurants and hotels (0.4%), housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.3%), in the groups of transport and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (by 0.2% each), and in the clothing and footwear group (0.1%),” SORS stated.
Conversely, a drop in prices was recorded in the groups of food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.6%) and education (-0.1%).
(N1, 13.07.2026)