Inflation in Croatia Holds Steady as Housing Costs Drive Price Pressures

Inflation in Croatia Holds Steady as Housing Costs Drive Price Pressures

Inflation in Croatia remained moderate in February, though rising housing and energy costs continued to place pressure on household budgets, according to new data released by the national statistics office. Consumer prices were 3.8 percent higher than a year earlier, while monthly inflation rose by 0.3 percent compared with January, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. The figures suggest that while inflation has slowed from the sh…