ZAGREB, 2 Aug (Hina) - Croatia's inflation rate, measured by the national Consumer Price Index, rose to 4.1% year-on-year in July 2025, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) reported. This marks the third consecutive month of accelerating price growth.

Eurostat data showed that Croatia's inflation rate was among the highest in the eurozone.

According to the DZS's preliminary estimate, inflation in July 2025 stood at 4.1% compared with July 2024, while prices rose by 0.4% on average compared with June 2025.

After starting the year at 4% in January, inflation slowed to 3.7% in February and 3.2% in March and April, before picking up again to 3.5% in May, 3.7% in June and 4.1% in July.

By main components, annual inflation is estimated at 6.6% for food, beverages and tobacco; 5.7% for services; 2.3% for energy; and 0.4% for non-energy industrial goods.

On a monthly basis, food, beverages and tobacco prices rose by 1.6% compared with June, energy by 1.3% and services by 1.1%, while prices for non-energy industrial goods fell by 2.4%.

The DZS announced that the final Consumer Price Index data for July, according to the European Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (ECOICOP), will be published on 14 August.

Eurostat: Inflation highest in Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia

Eurostat's preliminary data released on Friday show that Croatia's inflation, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), stood at 4.5% in July, matching Slovakia's rate. The two countries recorded the highest inflation in the eurozone after Estonia, which posted a rate of 5.6%.

The average inflation rate across the eurozone was 2% in July. Following Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia, Latvia recorded 3.9%, Greece 3.7% and Austria 3.6%, among others.