Croatian Consumer Prices Edge Down to 99.8 in July 2026

Državni zavod za statistiku (the Croatian Bureau of Statistics) has published the consumer price index for July 2026, which stood at 99.8 relative to June 2026, signalling a mild month-on-month decline in the prices of goods and services bought by households. The announcement was published in Narodne novine, issue 91 of 19 August 2026, under the official reference Klasa: 956-03/26-01/1.

The index, which measures the change in the cost of a representative basket of consumer goods and services, fell below the 100 baseline, indicating that prices contracted slightly between June and July. The release was signed in Zagreb on 14 August 2026 by the Bureau’s Director General, Lidija Brković.

What the index measures

The consumer price index is the standard gauge of inflation used to track how the purchasing power of households evolves over time. A reading below 100 means that, on average, prices were lower in July than in the preceding month, a development that eases pressure on household budgets even as it draws the attention of monetary policymakers.

• The index is computed by Državni zavod za statistiku on a monthly basis.
• The July 2026 value of 99.8 is expressed relative to June 2026 (base = 100).
• The release carries the administrative reference Klasa: 956-03/26-01/1 and Urbroj: 555-01-04-06-01-26-16.

A parallel producer-price reading

The same issue of Narodne novine also carried the producer price index for industrial products sold on the domestic market, which stood at 99.9 in July 2026 relative to June 2026. That separate release, published under Klasa: 954-01/26-01/01 and signed in Zagreb on 13 August 2026, points to a similar, if slightly smaller, month-on-month easing at the wholesale and production stage.

Taken together, the two indices suggest that downward pressure on prices was felt both at the consumer and the producer level during the month, a pattern consistent with a broadly stable or gently softening price environment.

Why it matters

For households, a consumer price index below 100 means that everyday purchases cost slightly less in July than in June, a modest relief in real terms. For the Croatian National Bank and other economic actors, the reading provides an early signal on the trajectory of inflation, informing expectations about the cost of living and the stance of monetary policy in the months ahead.

Source: Narodne novine, issue 91 of 19 August 2026, section I (official reference: Klasa: 956-03/26-01/1).