Services registered the biggest price hikes, of 13%. During the same period, non-food item prices rose by 12% and those of foodstuffs by 7.39%.
Against March, consumer prices inched up by 0.84% in April.
The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (April 2026 compared to December 2025) is 3.1%.
The HICP-based annual inflation rate in April 2026 compared to April 2025 is 9.5%.
For foodstuffs, the biggest price increases year-on-year were registered for coffee (+21.76%), eggs (14.78%) and beed (plus 12.24%).
Instead, potatoes got 11.7% cheaper and flour prices dropped by 4.3%.
For non-food items, the biggest annual price increase was registered for electricity, with 54%.
In the services category, the steepest price increases were posted for rents, with 43.7%, followed by hygiene and cosmetics (15%) and water supply, sewage and sanitation (15%).
The only price drop in this category continues to be registered for plane tickets, with 4.7%.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)