Inflation in households of pensioners dropped to 1.7%
The Statistical Office of the SR besides inflation - consumer price indices for all types of households in Slovakia, publishes also the growth rate of prices for different types of households according to selected social groups.
In March, prices in households of employees as well as low-income households rose by 0.1% month-on-month. In households of pensioners, prices rose by 0.2% compared to February.
In a year-on-year comparison, the average growth of consumer prices in households of employees reached 2.4%, in low-income households 2.2% and in households of pensioners 1.7%.
In total, for the first three months of 2024, consumer prices rose on average by 3.3% for households of employees, by 3.1% for low-income households and by 2.6% for households of pensioners.
The publication of inflation for different types of households follows on from the publication of overall inflation in the SR. March´s values are available from April 15, 2024 in the informative report Inflation - consumer price indices in March 2024. Overall inflation in the SR reached a value of 2.3% year-on-year, and the prices of goods and services rose by 0.1% month-on-month.