{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"me-hicp-communications","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-communications","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-communications/","title":"Montenegro HICP — Communications (2025)","description":"Montenegro's HICP — Communications: 106.7 Index (annual average) in 2025, +1.2% YoY. Eurostat (PRC_HICP_AIND), 2015–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Montenegro","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Montenegro","temporal_coverage":"2015/2025","unit":"Index (annual average)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Montenegro HICP — Communications","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/PRC_HICP_AIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Montenegro"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Montenegro (2025)","value":"106.7","unit":"Index (annual average)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.2%","unit":"Index (annual average)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Montenegro HICP — Communications"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":100},{"period":"2016","value":100.35},{"period":"2017","value":100.52},{"period":"2018","value":101.93},{"period":"2019","value":100.89},{"period":"2020","value":100.36},{"period":"2021","value":100.11},{"period":"2022","value":100.04},{"period":"2023","value":100.24},{"period":"2024","value":105.44},{"period":"2025","value":106.66}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (annual average)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"106.7","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"105.4","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"100.2","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"100.1","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"100.4","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"100.9","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"101.9","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"100.5","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"100.3","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the HICP for communications (telecoms, postal) in Montenegro from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2025 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 106.7 Index (annual average) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 100 in 2015. The latest reading of 106.7 in 2025 represents a change of +1.3."}]}