8.7 % Unemployment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)

May 2026
10 608 128 Population

May 2026
0.8 % Inflation rate according to CPI

May 2026 compared with the same period previous year
1.5 % Inflation rate according to CPIF

May 2026 compared with the same period previous year
-0.2 % GDP, change in volume (seasonally adjusted)

1st quarter 2026 compared with the previous period
3.1 % Growth rate, lending to households

May 2026 compared with the same period previous year

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Private sector production increased in May 2026
8 Jul 2026
Household consumption nearly unchanged in May 2026
8 Jul 2026
GDP growth continued in May
8 Jul 2026
Flash CPI: Inflation rate 0.7 percent in June 2026
8 Jul 2026
Orders in industry decreased in May 2026
8 Jul 2026

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The inflation rate according to the CPI was 0.8 percent in May 2026

The inflation rate according to the CPI in May 2026 was 0.8 percent, up from -0.1 percent in April. The monthly change for the CPI from April to May was 1.0 percent. The inflation rate according to the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) was 1.5 percent in May, up from 0.8 percent in April.

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