Inflation in Greece increased in June 2025, reaching 2.8% compared to 2.5% recorded in the previous May. According to official data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), inflation showed a monthly increase of 0.8%, significantly affecting the Consumer Price Index.
Inflation: Consumer Price Index development in June
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) development for June 2025 reveals significant changes in the country’s inflation rate. The comparison of the General CPI for June 2025 with the corresponding index for June 2024 showed an increase of 2.8%, compared to the 2.3% increase recorded in the corresponding 2024-2023 comparison.
The General CPI in June 2025, compared to May 2025, showed an increase of 0.8%. This monthly inflation increase is higher than the 0.5% increase recorded in the corresponding comparison of the previous year.
The average CPI for the twelve-month period July 2024 – June 2025 showed an increase of 2.6% compared to the corresponding index for the twelve-month period July 2023 – June 2024.
Categories that drove inflation higher
The 2.8% inflation increase in June 2025 primarily resulted from significant changes in specific groups of goods and services that affected the Consumer Price Index.
The main increases that contributed to inflation were recorded in the following categories:
• Housing: 7.2% increase due to rising housing rents, home repairs and maintenance, household services, electricity and natural gas
• Hotels, cafes, restaurants: 7.1% increase in prices for restaurants, patisseries, cafes and hotels
• Clothing and footwear: 4.9% increase in clothing and footwear items
• Education: 2.6% increase in tuition fees for preschool, primary and secondary education
• Food and non-alcoholic beverages: 2.3% increase in bread, cereals, meat, fish, dairy products and fruits
Categories that limited inflation
Despite the general inflation increase, certain categories showed decreases that limited the overall CPI rise. The most significant decrease was recorded in the Transport group with a 1.4% drop, mainly due to price reductions in used cars and fuel.
Additionally, in certain categories such as food, inflation increases were limited by price reductions in products like olive oil and seasonings. In housing, the decrease in heating oil and solid fuel prices offset part of the overall increase.
