Slovenia's import price inflation eased in June from the previous year.

Import price index increased 8.7% on an annual basis in June, slower than a 9.4% growth in the previous month, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia said on Friday. However, import prices increased for the seventh successive month. A year earlier, import prices decreased 5.2%.

Import price index for manufacturing products grew 8.3% annually in June, while prices for mining and quarrying products climbed 17.6%. Import prices for intermediate goods increased 19.6% in June, while prices for energy grew 23.1%. Import prices for capital goods dropped 1.1% and consumer goods climbed 3.4%. Import prices for non-durable consumer goods rose 4.1%.

On a monthly basis, import prices slipped 0.2% in June, compared to a 1.4% growth in the preceding month. For the January to June period, import prices climbed 6.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.