Inflation in Bulgaria was 0.2% last month compared to September, national statistics show.

According to the latest data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the inflation rate since the beginning of the year has been -0.4%.

The year-on-year rate was -0.6% if compared to October 2015.

The November 2015 - October 2016 inflation, compared to the November 2014 - October 2015 period, was 0.8, the NSI says.

Compared to September 2016, prices in the consumer group of “Transport” has seen the biggest decrease – by 0.5%, followed by “Food and beverages” (0.3%) and “Restaurants and hotels” (0.2%).

The biggest increase has been posted in “Clothing and footwear” (5.3%), followed by “Education” (1.8%), “Alcohol and tobacco” (0.3%), “Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels” (0.2%) and “Miscellaneous goods and services” (0.1%).

In “Health Care”, prices remained at the level of the previous month.

The prices of the medicines and dental services are also at the level of the previous month, while the prices of the medical services increased with 0.1%.