FX.co ★ Danish Inflation Rises to 4-Month High

In June 2025, Denmark experienced an uptick in its annual inflation rate, reaching 1.9%, marking the highest level in four months, compared to 1.6% in May. The increase in prices was observed across various sectors. Notably, the recreation and culture segment saw a rise to 1.5% from 0% in May. Similarly, the restaurant and hotel sector experienced inflation at 0.9%, up from 0.5%. Other notable increases included furnishings, household equipment and maintenance moving to 1% from 0.4%, healthcare climbing to 2.9% from 2.2%, communication costs increasing to 2.4% from 2%, and miscellaneous goods and services which rose to 2.5% from 2.4%. Transport expenses also saw a slight recovery, moving to 0.1% from a previous decline of -0.6%. Meanwhile, inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages remained stable at 5.2%, as did education at 3.7%. Conversely, housing-related inflation decelerated to 1.8% from 2.2%. On a monthly scale, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.2%, following a 0.1% increase in May. Core inflation, which filters out energy and unprocessed food, rose to 1.9% in June, marking its highest point since January 2024, up from 1.6% in the previous month.