Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate slowed to 5.6% in June 2026, down from 6.9% in May, according to preliminary estimates. The deceleration was largely driven by weaker price growth in several categories, including transport (17.8% vs 21.6% in May), recreation, sport and culture (10.8% vs 15.7%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.5% vs 4.4%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (6.7% vs 7.7%), housing and utilities (5.0% vs 5.2%), health (4.2% vs 4.5%), and furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (0.4% vs 0.9%).
By contrast, inflation picked up for education services (9.4% vs 9.1%), restaurants and accommodation services (9.6% vs 9.4%), insurance and financial services (2.7% vs 1.3%), and personal care and other miscellaneous goods and services (6.2% vs 5.9%). Prices for clothing and footwear continued to fall, with the annual rate of deflation deepening to 1.0% from 0.4%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices declined by 0.8% in June, after remaining unchanged in May.
