Citizens’ Inflation Expectations Increased

According to the results of the February sectoral inflation expectation survey, citizens’ inflation expectation for 12 months ahead increased by 0.4 points to 59.2%. Household inflation expectations for the next 12 months rose by 0.4 points to 59.2%, while market participants decreased by 0.1 points to 25.3% and the real sector decreased by 1.9 points to 41.9% during the same period. The percentage of households expecting inflation to decrease in the next 12 months decreased by 2.5 points to 28.3% compared to the previous month.