Consumer prices in Bulgaria rose by 1.2% in September 2024 compared to the same period last year (chart), according to preliminary National Statistical Institute (NSI) data. Month on month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 1%. Consumer prices, which stood at 4.7% in December 2023, continued their decline throughout 2024. A year earlier, in September 2023, annual CPI inflation was 6.2%. The fastest annual increase in prices was for restaurants and hotels, which rose by 7.2%. The prices for education moved up by 6.1%, followed by alcoholic beverages and tobacco (5.6%) and other goods …