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Bulgaria's annual inflation accelerated to 5.1% in August from 4.4% in July, according to Eurostat's final estimate based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). The increase leaves Bulgaria among the eurozone and European Union countries with the highest inflation rates for another month.

Industrial producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 12.5% in July 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, giving the country the third-highest annual increase in the European Union, according to preliminary Eurostat data.

Bulgaria recorded the third-highest inflation rate in the eurozone in August, as annual consumer price growth accelerated to 5.1% from 4.4% in July, according to Eurostat's preliminary estimate based on the harmonized index of consumer prices.

A new wave of food price increases could reach Bulgarian consumers in the coming months as extreme heat and drought weigh on European harvests while grain, energy and fertilizer costs rise amid continuing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Consumer prices rose by 0.6% in a single month

Annual inflation in Bulgaria continued to slow in July but remained among the highest in the European Union, according to final data from Eurostat.