Summary
The Portuguese Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 0.2% in February 2010 when compared with February 2009. Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the annual rate increased to -0.4%. On a monthly basis, the CPI increased to 0.1% (-0.5% in January 2010 and 0.0% in February 2009). The CPI 12-month average rate of change remained unchanged in February ( 0.8%).
In February, the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) annual inflation rate was 0.2% (0.1% in January), 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) below the rate estimated by Eurostat for the Euro area.