Consumer prices in February 2006 increased 2.1% against last month and 3.3% against December 2005.
Gold prices continued rising by 5.4% over last month yet it is still lower than the record of 7.5% of December 2005. If compared with gold prices in February 2005, however, gold prices also increased by 27%. Contrary to this, US$ prices in 2/2006 only slightly rose by 0.1% against last month and 12/2005.