The prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by the consumer price index, increased by 12.0% on average in February 2023 compared to February 2022 (at the annual level). As compared to January 2023 (at the monthly level), they increased by 0.2% 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 18.5% (contribution to the growth of +0.93 percentage points), Food and non-alcoholic beverages, of 17.1% (+4.54 percentage points), Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, of 15.5% (+2.63 percentage points), Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, of 14.2% (+0.82 percentage points), Clothing and footwear, of 11.3% (+0.69 percentage points), Miscellaneous goods and services, of 10.7% (+0.67 percentage points), Recreation and culture, of 8.9% (+0.46 percentage points), Health, of 6.1% (+0.19 percentage points), Transport, of 5.8% (+0.81 percentage points), and Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, of 5.3% (+0.27 percentage points).
