8.7 % Unemployment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)

May 2026
10 605 725 Population

April 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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Productive forest land under formal protection amounted to 6.2 per cent in 2025
26 Jun 2026
Population by Labour market status, April 2026
26 Jun 2026
Producer prices increased in May 2026
26 Jun 2026
Mortgage interest rates decline
26 Jun 2026
R&D expenditure increases slightly while R&D intensity is unchanged in 2025
25 Jun 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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