Lithuania’s consumer price inflation picked up in February 2026, with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising to 3.6%, up from 3.1% recorded in January 2026. The data, updated on 9 March 2026, indicate a noticeable acceleration in price growth after a milder start to the year.
Both the current and previous readings are measured on a year-over-year basis, comparing each month’s price level to the same month a year earlier. The move from 3.1% to 3.6% suggests that inflationary pressures in Lithuania strengthened in February, interrupting any emerging signs of a broader cooling in consumer prices at the beginning of 2026.
Market participants and policymakers will be watching subsequent releases to assess whether February’s uptick represents a temporary fluctuation or the start of a more sustained period of faster price growth in the Lithuanian economy.
