The consumer price index in May 1998 versus May 2008 comes to 188.7%, which means 88.9% inflation. This is what Profit.bg found out using the new inflation calculator of the National Statistics Institute (NSI).

Inflation for the past five years is at 45.5% and in the past 1 year at 15%.

Inflation for the period May 1990 – May 2008 is at 384 514%.

A few days ago the Bulgarian National Bank forecast 2008 inflation to reach 8%, which is 1-1.5% above previous prognoses.