Consumer prices in FBiH rise 5.7 percent year-on-year in September

In September 2026, prices increased by 5.7 percent compared with September 2025, representing the annual inflation rate.

Monthly, prices rose in the following categories: transport, by 3.8 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, by 3.2 percent; education, by 2.9 percent; miscellaneous goods and services, by 1.0 percent; food and non-alcoholic beverages, by 0.6 percent; health, by 0.3 percent; furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, and recreation and culture, by 0.2 percent each; and clothing and footwear, and restaurants and hotels, by 0.1 percent each, according to data from the FBiH Institute of Statistics.

Prices fell by 0.1 percent in the communications category, while average prices in the alcoholic beverages and tobacco category remained unchanged.

In the January-September 2026 period, consumer prices rose by an average of 4.6 percent compared with the same period last year.