Outputs on the topic of inflation measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP):

Change in the methodology of consumer prices survey

From January 2024, the Statistical Office of the SR processes price outputs for Food and non-alcoholic beverages division from a new data source - from scanner data, i.e. from the transaction data of retails chains. They replaced the traditional field survey, thus significantly expanding inputs on consumer prices in the mentioned division.  From January 2025, data for the Alcoholic beverages and tobacco division will be collected in the same way. The use of scanner data is an important part of the modernization of price statistics while maintaining and increasing its quality.

Harmonised inflation in the EU (HICP)

This is data calculated according to the EU's common methodology for comparability of inflation between countries. The consumption baskets of the CPI and HICP are partially different from each other. The HICP, unlike the CPI, does not include the item "Imputed rent" and selected items related to major repairs and maintenance of the household, which results in some differences in the weights of other items. The Statistical office of the Slovak Republic publishes data on Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices - HICP inflation monthly, usually on the day of their publication by Eurostat, a few days after the national CPI inflation release - accord-ing to the First Release Calendar in the DATAcube. database chapter: 2. 3. 3 - Harmonized indices of con-sumer prices (HICP inflation).