Slovakia’s core consumer price inflation edged down to 2.9% year-over-year in January 2026, slipping from 3.0% in December 2025, according to data updated on 16 February 2026. The reading is based on a year-over-year comparison, measuring price changes in January 2026 against January 2025, while the previous figure compared December 2025 with December 2024.
The marginal decline in core CPI suggests a modest easing of underlying price pressures in the Slovak economy at the start of 2026. While the movement from 3.0% to 2.9% is slight, it indicates that core inflation—excluding more volatile components—is stabilizing at a lower level compared with late 2025, a trend closely watched by policymakers and financial markets for clues on the future path of interest rates and broader monetary conditions.
