The prices in February 2025 increased by 3.7% at the annual level

At the monthly level, they decreased by 0.1%

In February 2025 compared to February 2024 (at the annual level), the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by the consumer price index, increased by 3.7% on average, while, compared to January 2025 (at the monthly level), they decreased by 0.1% on average.

Observing the main divisions of the ECOICOP classification, at the annual level, the highest increase on average in consumer prices was recorded in the following divisions: Restaurants and hotels, of 9.7% (contribution to the growth of +0.50 percentage points), Miscellaneous goods and services, of 6.5% (+0.41 percentage points), Recreation and culture, of 5.5% (+0.29 percentage points), Education, of 5.3% (+0.04 percentage points), Food and non-alcoholic beverages, of 5.1% (+1.36 percentage points), Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels as well as Health, of 4.6% in each division (contribution to the growth of +0.78 percentage points in the division of Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels and of +0.14 percentage points in the division of Health) and Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, of 3.9% (+0.19 percentage points). The increase in prices at the annual level was alleviated by a decrease in the prices in the divisions of Communication, of 3.5% (contribution to the decrease of -0.18 percentage points) and Clothing and footwear, of 2.4% (-0.16 percentage points).

In February 2025, the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices, increased by 4.8% on average compared to February 2024 (at the annual level). Compared to January 2025 (at the monthly level), they remained at the same level on average.
 
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