In February 2017, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recovered a little, at +0.1% over a month after a decrease by 0.2% in January. Seasonally adjusted, it edged down by 0.2%, after having risen by 0.7% in January. Year on year, consumer prices slowed down slightly (+1.2% after +1.3%).

Over a month, the slight increase resulted from a rebound in services prices and a rise in tobacco price. Food prices decelerated slightly due to fresh food prices. Winter sales having continued in February, manufactured products prices fell again, thus limiting the overall rebound. At last, energy prices were stable after five months of sharp increase.