Bond.az -- Croatia's consumer prices rose 5.8% in April from a year earlier, with a 1.6% increase from March, the statistics office reported Friday.
Transport costs drove the annual increase, climbing 13.1% and adding 1.82 percentage points to overall inflation.
Housing, water, electricity and gas prices increased 12.1% year-over-year, contributing another 1.82 percentage points to the total.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 2.8% compared to April last year.
Energy prices surged 17.7% annually, while services increased 8.2%.
Clothing and footwear prices fell 3.1%, one of only two categories to decline. Education services dropped 1.7%.
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