Croatian consumer prices rose 3.5% in May on a yearly basis, confirming an earlier flash estimate, according to data released by the statistics office on Monday, with the restaurants and hotels sector surging 9%, the biggest sectoral increase in May.
Restaurants and hotels contributed 0.46 percentage point to overall consumer price growth, the data showed. Food and non-alcoholic beverages surged 5.7%, the largest contribution to the overall rise at 1.52 percentage points.
Miscellaneous goods and services rose 6.2%, while recreation and culture prices climbed 5.8%.
Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels rose by 5.6%, with prices in education up 5.3%.
Transport and clothing and footwear prices declined by 1.9% and 1.7%, respectively.
Compared with April, consumer prices increased by 0.3% on average.
