Prices in Bulgaria were 6.1% higher in October 2026 than a year earlier and rose 1.3% from September, according to a flash estimate from the National Statistical Institute.

Clothing and footwear rose the most from September, up 7.4% on the consumer price index. Recreation, sport and culture followed with 7%, and education services with 2.5%.

Eurostat uses the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which puts annual inflation at 6% and monthly inflation at 0.8%.

On the HICP, too, clothing and footwear saw the biggest rise from September, at 7.1%. Recreation, sport and culture cost 2.7% more, and education services 2.5% more. Transport and restaurant and hotel services each got 0.1% cheaper.

The institute also calculates a small basket for the 20% of households with the lowest incomes. In it, non-food goods rose 1.4%, food 0.6% and services 0.1%.

The price index for the small basket rose 0.7% in a month and 2.4% in a year.

The institute will publish the full inflation data and consumer price indices for October on 16 November.