Prices of imported food products increased by 10.5% year-on-year.
In February 2022 and compared to last month, the Household Final Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.5% after +0.1% last month. Compared to the same period in 2021, household final consumer prices rose by 3.5%, after +3.3% last month. A year ago, the change was 1.7%. On average over the last twelve months, household final consumer prices rose by 2.1%, after +2.0% last month. The core inflation rate1 was 1.4% after +1.2% last month.