Eurostat: Lithuania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the eurozone in August

Harmonised annual inflation in Lithuania stood at 5.8 per cent in August, the highest among eurozone countries, according to a preliminary estimate by Eurostat published on Tuesday.

Compared with July, when annual inflation in Lithuania stood at 5.4 per cent, the rate accelerated by 0.4 percentage points. A year ago, in August 2025, annual inflation in the country stood at 3.6 per cent.

After Lithuania, the highest annual inflation in August was recorded in Cyprus – 5.2 per cent, in Bulgaria – 5.1 per cent, in Spain – 4.5 per cent and in Belgium – 4.2 per cent.

In the other Baltic states, prices rose more slowly. In Latvia, annual inflation stood at 2.9 per cent in August, and in Estonia at 1.3 per cent. The latter recorded the lowest inflation rate in the entire eurozone.

Across the eurozone as a whole, annual inflation in August stood at 3.3 per cent, according to preliminary data, compared with 2.9 per cent in July. A year ago, it stood at 2 per cent.

The energy sector recorded the highest annual price rise in the eurozone in August – energy prices rose by 14.3 per cent year-on-year, whilst in July the increase stood at 10.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, prices in Lithuania rose by 0.1 per cent month-on-month. The same monthly inflation rate was recorded in Italy and the Netherlands. The figure was lower only in Slovakia, where prices remained unchanged over the month, and in Finland, where they fell by 0.4 per cent. In Latvia and Estonia, monthly inflation stood at 0.3 per cent in August.