In February 2018, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was registered at a rate of 1.3 per cent, up from 1.2 per cent in January 2018.
The National Statistics Office reported on Friday that the 12-month moving average rate for February stood at a rate of 1.2 per cent.
The main driver of inflation was higher prices for restaurants and cafés and similar outlets), offest by lower prices of garments.
In January 2018, the annual rate of change for Malta as measured by the HICP All-Items Index was 0.1 percentage points lower to that registered for the euro area.