TIRANA, June 8/ATA/- Inflation, which measures the annual change in commodity prices, is estimated at 2.1% in May.
INSTAT published today the Consumer Price Index, according to which, the annual change of the consumer price index in May 2020 is 2.1%. A year ago this change was 1.5%.
The monthly change in the consumer price index in May 2020, compared to April 2020, is -0.8%.
According to INSTAT, compared to May 2019, the largest increase in prices is observed in the group “food and non-alcoholic beverages” by 4.9%, followed by groups “entertainment and culture” by 2.7%.
On the other hand, according to INSTAT data, the prices of the “transport” group decreased by 3.7%.
Within the food group, fruit prices rose by 23.7%, followed by vegetable subgroups including potatoes by 6.6%.
Compared to April 2020, the prices of the group “non-alcoholic foods and beverages” decreased by 2.1%./a.gjonaj/j.p/p.s./
