Data published on March 10th by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in February 2026, compared to February 2025, the average level of consumer prices increased by 2.3 %.
The average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the rise in prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.9 percentage points), mainly of heat energy and electricity, food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.7 percentage points).
Over the year, prices within the group of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 2.4 %. The average level of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels prices went up by 5.3 %.
Compared to January 2026, in February 2026 the average level of consumer prices in Latvia increased by 0.2 %.
In February 2026, compared to January 2026, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 0.6 %. Mainly due to the discounts, in February prices went down for preparations of meat (3.7 %), butter (9.4 %), skimmed milk (5.2 %), soft drinks (6.4 %), cheese (1.1 %).
The average level of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels prices went up by 0.4 % on the month.
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