February’s CPI rose 1.32 percent from January. February’s CPI rose 2.59 percent from 12/2012 and by 7.02 percent from the same period last year. Two months’ average CPI rose 7.04 percent from that in the same period in 2012.

February’s gold price index declined 0.33 percent from January; by 2.05 percent from 12/2012 and by 1.2 percent from the same period in 2012. February’s USD price index rose 0.03 percent from January; declined 0.05 percent from 12/2012 and by 0.65 percent from the same period in 2012.