The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina has published estimates of core inflation and services sector inflation based on official consumer price index data and weights for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It estimates annual core inflation for the first four months of 2025 at 4.17% and annual growth in average consumer prices in the services sector at 4.68%. Monthly movements in headline inflation and the estimated core and services measures were described as highly uniform, consistent with electricity price increases and the minimum wage having an inflationary effect, particularly in services. The central bank also noted that core inflation shows less pronounced changes than headline inflation because core inflation uses a smaller sum of weights, and that its estimate does not materially deviate from its March nowcast, with the earlier model result for the first four months only 30 basis points below the estimate now derived from official statistical data.
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025-05-28
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina publishes April 2025 estimates of core inflation and services sector inflation
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina reported core inflation at 4.17% and services sector inflation at 4.68% for the first four months of 2025, based on consumer price index data. Monthly inflation movements were uniform, influenced by electricity price hikes and minimum wage increases. Core inflation showed less volatility than headline inflation, aligning closely with the March nowcast.