At 2.5% was the annual General Consumer Price Index In Greece in May 2025, from 2% in April 2025 (and 2.4% in May 2025), according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
According to ELSTAT data, Comparison of the General Consumer Price Index of May 2025 with the corresponding index of May 2024 resulted in a 2.5% increase against 2.4% increased by the corresponding comparison of 2024 to 2023.
The General PC in May 2025, compared to April 2025, increased by 0.2%, compared to a decrease of 0.3%, which occurred during the corresponding comparison of the previous year. The June 2024 – May 2025, 2025 June 2025, compared to the corresponding index of the Twelve months June 2023 – May 2024, increased by 2.5%, compared to 2.8% in the corresponding comparison of the twelve months June 2023 – May 2024 with 2024 – 2024 2023.
May 2025 comparison with April 2025
The increase in the General DTP by 0.2% in May 2025, compared to the corresponding index of April 2025, mainly came from the changes in the following groups of goods and services:
1. From the increases of indicators by:
• 0.1% in the Nutrition and Non-Alcoholic Drink Group, mainly due to prices in: bread and cereals, beef, fresh fish, cheeses, fresh fruits, sugar-chocolates-glyca-fries. Part of this increase was offset by the decrease of mainly prices in: lamb and goat, olive oil, fresh vegetables.
• 1.4% in the group of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, mainly due to prices in: alcoholic beverages (non -served), cigarettes.
• 2.7% in the clothing and footwear group due to rising prices in clothing and footwear.
• 1.9% in the housing group, due to rising prices in: rent, electricity. Part of this increase was offset by the decrease in mainly prices in natural gas.
• 0.3% in the recreation group-cultural activities, mainly due to prices for audiovisual equipment-calculators. • 0.5% in the hotels-brown-restaurants group, mainly due to prices in the restaurants-pastry shops, cafes-columns.
• 0.5% in the group other goods and services, due to rising prices in other types of individual care
2. From the reductions of indicators by:
• 2.4% in the Transport Group, due to a decrease in prices in: fuel and lubricants, passenger transport tickets.
May 2025 with May 2024
The increase in the General DTC by 2.5% in May 2025, compared to the corresponding index of May 2024, came mainly from the changes in the following groups of goods and services:
1. From the increases of indicators by:
• 2.6% in the Nutrition and Non-Alcoholic Drink Group, mainly due to prices in: bread and cereals, meats (generally), fresh fish, fresh full milk, fruits (general), vegetables (general), sugar-chocolates-glyca-fried, caravan-caravas. Part of this increase was offset by the decrease mainly of prices in: olive oil, sauces.
• 1.7% in the group of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, mainly due to prices in: alcoholic beverages (non -served), cigarettes.
• 6.6% in the clothing and footwear group due to rising prices in clothing and footwear.
• 6.0% in the housing group, due to rising prices in: Home rentals, home repair and maintenance, home -related services, electricity, gas. Part of this increase was offset by the decrease mainly of prices in: Heating oil, solid fuels.
• 1.8% in Health Group, mainly raising prices in: medicinal products, medical products, medical dental and paramedical services, hospital care.
• 2.0% in the Communications Group, mainly due to prices in telephone services.
• 1.2% in leisure-cultural activities, mainly due to prices in: small recreation-petty pets, recreational and cultural services, holiday package. Part of this increase was offset by the reduction of prices mainly in: audio and image treatment equipment, constant recreation goods.
• 2.6% in the Education Group, mainly due to prices increase in: Preschool and Primary Education Tuition, Secondary Education tuition.
• 6.8% in the hotels-brown-restaurants group, mainly due to prices in: restaurants-pastry shops-cafeteria canteens, Motel-pantopes.
• 0.9% in the group other goods and services, mainly due to raising prices in: Hairdressers and Personal Care Stores, other personal items, social protection services, health premiums, other services. Part of this increase was offset by the reduction of prices mainly in: other types of individual care, vehicle premiums.
2. From the reductions of indicators by:
• 2.8% in the transfers group, due to a decrease in prices in: used cars, fuels and lubricants. Part of this reduction was offset by the increase in prices mainly in: new cars, maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment, other personal transport services, plane passenger transport tickets.