The annual inflation rate in Kosovo quickened for the third month to 5.1% in October 2025, the steepest since April 2023, up from 4.7% in the prior month.
Main upward pressure came from prices of housing & utilities (9.8% vs 6% in September); restaurants & hotels (8.7% vs 8.1%); food & non-alcoholic beverages (8% vs 8.2%); health (7% vs 5.3%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (5.3% vs 3.8%).
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.6%, after a 0.2% fall in the prior month.