In February 2021, Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households increased by 6.7% from 5.8% in January 2021. At 33.5%, Transport recorded the highest inflation rate sustaining a double digit figure from 32.5% in the previous month along with Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco at 19.1%. Maintaining their previous month’s figures were Communication (1.4%) and Education (0.3%) while faster price upticks were recorded in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (from 3.4% to 5.0%), Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House (from 0.9% to 1.2%), Health (from 3.8% to 3.9%), Recreation and Culture (from 0.4% to 0.7%) and Restaurant and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (from 6.2% to 6.7%).

In contrast, price slowdown were noted in Clothing and Footwear (from 2.5% to 2.2%) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels (from 2.9% to 2.3%).