economy
February 18, 2026
Financial Sector Inflation Expectations Within NBS Target
The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced today that short-term and medium-term inflation expectations of the financial sector, according to the results of the January survey by the agency Ninamedia, continued to move within the central bank's target of three plus/minus 1.5 percent.
TL;DR
- Financial sector's short-term inflation expectations dropped to 3% in January, aligning with the NBS target.
- Two-year ahead inflation expectations for the financial sector decreased to 3.1% in January.
- Three-year ahead inflation expectations for the financial sector also fell to 3%.
- Bloomberg survey shows financial sector's short-term expectations at 3.7% in February.
- Business sector's short-term inflation expectations remained unchanged at 5%.
- Medium-term inflation expectations for the business sector decreased to 4% for two years ahead and 4.7% for three years ahead.
- NBS has reported monthly on inflation expectations since May 2015.
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