Union Consumer Basket for July 2,977.80 KM

(Patria) - The union consumer basket calculated by the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina for July 2024 amounts to 2,977.80 KM.

The average salary paid in the Federation of BiH for May 2024 was 1,384 KM (the latest data published by the Federal Bureau of Statistics), and the minimum wage according to the Decision of the Government of FBiH is 619 KM, so the coverage of the Union Consumer Basket by the average salary is 46.48 percent, and by the minimum wage 20.79 percent.

When preparing the Union Consumer Basket, the average salary paid in the Federation of BiH was taken into account, as well as the minimum living costs for a family of four consisting of two adults and two children, one of whom is in secondary school and the other in primary school. The consumer basket itself consists of the following categories: Food – 43.74 percent, Housing and utilities – 13.30 percent, Hygiene and health maintenance – 8.77 percent, Education and culture – 10.75 percent, Clothing and footwear – 12.09 percent, Transportation – 4.63 percent, Household maintenance – 6.72 percent.

In the food category, prices from 3 shopping centers for 86 items were used. Regarding hygiene and health maintenance, costs for ten (10) items were included, and for housing and utilities, costs for six (6) items, it was announced by the SSSBiH.