This increase is slightly higher than the 2.5% rise recorded in the corresponding year-on-year comparison of February 2025 with February 2024.
On a monthly basis, the General Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a marginal increase of 0.1% in February 2026 compared with January 2026. In contrast, the same monthly comparison in 2025 had recorded a 0.1% decrease.
In twelve-month terms, the average CPI for the period March 2025–February 2026 increased by 2.5% compared with the previous twelve-month period (March 2024–February 2025). This rate is lower than the 2.7% increase recorded in the corresponding comparison of the previous twelve-month period.
These figures indicate that, despite a slight year-on-year acceleration in February, the twelve-month inflation trend shows a mild deceleration.
