The biggest price increases were registered for services, of 13.6%, followed by non-food items (12.3%) and foodstuffs (5.7%).
Against May, in June consumer prices remained virtually unchanged, with a mere 0.06% advance.
For foodstuffs, the biggest price hikes year-on-year continued to be registered for coffee, with its price rising by 20%. Eggs come second with a 13.6% price increase, while cow milk became 12% more expensive.
Significant price increases were also posted for bread (8%) and beef (12%), while poultry became 6.7% more expensive.
In the alcoholic drinks category, beer prices rose by 8% and wine prices went up by 6.6%.
Instead, potato prices dropped by 14%, while prices of beans and other leguminous plants went down by 2.8%. Prices also declined for flour (4%), maize flour (5.5%) and butter (0.16%).
Fresh fruit prices also dropped, by 9.5%.
Among non-food items, the biggest price increases were still registered for electricity (59.97%).
In parallel, books, newspapers and magazines got 10.7% more expensive, detergent prices rose by 9.4% and cigarette prices went up by 6.8%.
In the services category, the biggest price hikes in June 2026 against the same month of 2025 were posted for rents (43%), followed by water supply, sewage and sanitation with 16%, car repairs (14.5%), hygiene and cosmetics (14.2%).
The only price decline in this category continues to be registered for plane tickets, which got 7.3% cheaper from the previous year, but 2.7% more expensive compared with May 2026.
Postal service tariffs, which declined in previous months, increased by 9%.
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in June 2026 compared to May 2026 was 99.94%.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)