India, Aug. 1 -- Consumer price inflation in Croatia climbed for the third month in a row in July to its strongest level in over a year, mainly driven by higher costs for food and services, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Friday.
The consumer price index rose 4.1 percent year-on-year following a 3.7 percent increase in June. Inflation was the highest since March 2024, when it was 4.1 percent.
Prices in the food, beverages and tobacco category increased 6.6 percent from a year ago. Services costs were 5.7 percent higher. Energy prices rose 2.3 percent and prices in the non-food without energy group edged up 0.4 percent.
The CPI rose 0.4 percent from the previous month.
Inflation, based on the harmonized index of co...