Official data from Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms that food prices continue to soar on a monthly basis.

Compared to the same period last year, the overall price level in July this year rose by 4.8%. Specifically: food and non-alcoholic beverages surged by 10.8%, alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased by 3.7%, housing and utility expenses grew by 1.4%, spending on furniture, household appliances, and home maintenance rose by 1.0%, medical care expenditures increased by 6.1%, communication costs rose slightly by 0.3%, spending on recreation and leisure increased by 4.9%, education expenses went up by 1.9%, dining and accommodation consumption climbed by 7.5%, and other goods and services increased by 3.8%. Only clothing and footwear (-5.3%) and transportation services (-3.2%) saw a decline in prices.

Economist Slaviša Rakočević stated that the inflation of food and consumer goods prices has indeed reached a record high, but workers' wages have not increased accordingly. This will lead to two possibilities: either the consumption structure will be forced to adjust, or consumption in certain areas will directly shrink.

Jovano Vasiljević, a representative of the Federation of Consumer Associations of the Republika Srpska, pointed out that the continuous price increases, especially for food, have caused consumers to start reducing their daily spending. Compared to the current pension and wage levels, the current prices are exorbitantly high. He believes that the high price issue can only be addressed by government intervention, but he also criticized the government for obtaining more revenue from high prices through value-added tax.