The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2025 registered a marginal increase of 0.01 per cent compared to February 2024.
The slight uptick was primarily driven by a 0.2 per cent in the non-food index, while the food and non-alcoholic beverages index declined by 0.7 per cent over the same period.
The increase in the non-food index was primarily contributed by rising prices of clothing and footwear (9.4 per cent); and restaurant and hotel (0.5 per cent), particularly in catering services.
As for the food and non-alcoholic beverages index, the decline was mainly driven by lower chicken meat prices, and a decrease in the prices of imported fresh fish from supplying countries.
On a month-on-month basis, the CPI in February 2025 increased by 0.3 per cent compared to January 2025. This was driven by a 0.1 per cent rise in the food and non-alcoholic beverages index and a 0.3 per cent increase in the non-food index.
The increase in the food and non-alcoholic beverages index was primarily contributed by a rise in the prices of vegetables (2.3 per cent); and milk, dairy products and eggs (0.4 per cent).
Meanwhile, the increase in the non-food index was mainly driven by the prices of clothing and footwear (7.5 per cent); and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.3 per cent).
The CPI is a measure of price changes of basket of goods and services purchase by consumers in a specified period and compiled on a monthly basis.
The list of goods and services in the CPI is based on the average expenditure per household from the Household Expenditure Survey (HES).
