#inflacija

While SDP and Možemo! toured Croatia explaining price hikes and declining purchasing power, they avoided issues that shook the state, such as Ustasha revival and ecocide in Gospić.

Eurostat releases July data. Croatia at 3.6 percent among countries with highest price growth, though it recorded a significant slowdown compared to June.

Global food prices could rise 11.8 percent this year, with wheat, fruit, and vegetables hit hardest. Price hikes in stores are expected by autumn.

Record heat, droughts, and wildfires have hit Europe's economy from energy and agriculture to river transport and tourism, with economists warning this is only the beginning.

Despite seasonal fruits and vegetables, the basic and standard baskets rose on a monthly basis, with the highest price increases recorded in Zadar, Dubrovnik-Neretva, and Istria counties.

The government first raised taxes on flat-rate taxpayers and renters to curb inflation, and now it is permanently directing an almost identical amount to veterans' pensions, without having saved anything on its own apparatus.

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index reached its highest level since January 2023 in July, driven by wars, adverse weather, and rising costs.

Economist Vladimir Arčabić warns that the causes of price growth are constantly shifting, with the latest shock coming from the Middle East. The CNB's projections only for 2028 foresee a move closer to the target inflation rate of two percent.

The UN food agency's chief economist predicts that prices of staple foods will start rising more sharply by the end of the year, and even more strongly next year.

Eurostat has released new data for the second half of 2026. Nominal amounts place Croatia in the golden middle, but the picture changes when purchasing power is taken into account.

Finance Minister Tomislav Ćorić has not ruled out the possibility, and a decision could be made in the fall after an analysis of economic indicators.

FAO chief economist Maximo Torero tells Reuters that wars in Iran and Ukraine, coupled with El Niño, are creating a perfect storm of higher costs and lower yields.

Record-low water levels on the Rhine and Danube threaten supply chains, with estimates pointing to losses of up to two billion euros in added value in this quarter alone.

Estimates for an average family of four show that scrapping subsidies and price caps could mean an extra €60 per month, and between €500 and €900 annually, depending on habits.

Croatia, with a gross monthly minimum wage of 1050 euros, sits in the middle of the ranking, but in terms of purchasing power, it has climbed three places.

Eurostat has released new data on minimum wages in 29 European countries. While Luxembourg leads nominally, purchasing power parity tells a very different story, with Croatia and Serbia among the gainers.