Inflatsioon ja elu kallinemine
2%
Annual inflation rates 12 month % change
CPI inflation the Government's target measure remained at 1.6 per cent in February. Upward pressures from
transport costs and seasonal food were balanced by less marked recoveries from sales compared with last year
for some product groups.
Transport costs rose this year as airfares, particularly European and domestic, increased in February. A small
upward contribution came from seafares as special offers on some routes recorded a year ago were not repeated
in 2005. Fuel prices also rose in February with an average increase of 0.6p per litre on ultra low sulphur petrol.
Another large upward effect came from seasonal food with poor weather reported to have restricted continental
supplies of salad items leading prices to rise in February.
Offsetting downward effects came from a number of commodity groups. February recoveries from sales for