2026.05.1407:00:00UTC+00Slovakia’s Core Inflation Accelerates to 2.4% YoY in April, Ending Recent Cooling Trend

Slovakia’s core consumer price inflation picked up in April 2026, rising to 2.4% year-on-year, according to data updated on 14 May 2026. The move marks a clear acceleration from March 2026, when core CPI stood at 1.9% on an annual basis.

The figures, measured on a year-over-year basis, compare price changes in each month to the same month a year earlier. After March’s relatively subdued 1.9% reading, the April increase to 2.4% suggests that underlying price pressures in the Slovak economy have strengthened, reversing part of the prior easing in core inflation momentum. Investors and policymakers will be watching subsequent months closely to determine whether this is a one-off uptick or the start of a more persistent upward trend in core prices.