The April inflation provisional estimate calculated based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)

Publication date: 2024-04-26

The annual (April 2024, compared to April 2023) inflation provisional estimate calculated based on the HICP stands at 0.4 per cent.

In April, the average annual inflation provisional estimate calculated based on HICP stands at 3.8 per cent.

Per cent

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* April 2024 – provisional estimate.

Price changes and influences of the April 2024 inflation provisional annual estimate calculated based on HICP

ECOICOP¹ divisions of consumer goods and services	Relative share (weight) in total consumption expenditure, ‰	Price growth, drop (-), %	Largest positive and negative (-) influence, percentage points
April 2024, against April 2023
Pharmaceutical products	36.0	12.4	+0.426
Catering services of restaurants, cafés and the like	36.4	9.3	+0.310
Tobacco	23.4	8.3	+0.190
Cars	26.9	7.3	+0.182
Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment	20.6	6.5	+0.129
Fuels and lubricants	63.6	1.8	+0.124
Meat and meat products	54.4	2.2	+0.115
Canteens	12.0	9.9	+0.115
Other financial services n. e. c.	10.9	9.1	+0.099
Medical services	8.8	10.5	+0.084
Beer	15.2	5.4	+0.081
Social protection	4.5	18.1	+0.078
Accommodation services	10.6	7.7	+0.074
Hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments	9.8	8.0	+0.072
Coffee, tea and cocoa	8.0	-12.8	-0.125
Vegetables	18.7	-5.7	-0.136
Heat energy	23.1	-8.1	-0.191
Gas	10.5	-22.6	-0.243
Solid fuel	10.5	-34.5	-0.480
Electricity	21.1	-29.6	-0.719

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¹ European Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (ECOICOP)

The provisional monthly (April 2024, compared to March 2024) change in consumer prices calculated based on the HICP stands at 0.2 per cent.

Per cent

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* April 2024 – provisional estimate.

Statistical information on the May 2024 inflation provisional estimate calculated based on the HICP is due on 29 May 2024.

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