The statement said that consumer prices in February 2010, compared to the same month of 2009, increased by 3.9%, and in comparison to December 2009 by 0.7%.
Breaking observation down into main groups of products and services, the biggest price increase was recorded in the groups of furniture, household equipment and routine maintenance (1.4%), transport and education (0.9% each), communal services, gas and other fuels (0.8%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.5%), while the prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks recorded a fall of 0.4%.
The prices of other products and services did not change significantly.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a special retail price index calculated according to the methodology harmonised with recommendations for retail price index calculation in the EU (Harmonised Price Index).
The CPI is defined as a measure of the average change in retail prices of goods and services used for personal consumption.