Lithuania’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 3.6% in February 2026, up from a one-year low of 3.1% in January, reaching its highest level since November 2025. Price growth strengthened in several categories, including housing and utilities (4.4% vs. 2.6% in January), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.3% vs. 7.2%), health (2.9% vs. 2.8%), recreation, sport, and culture (7.4% vs. 5.4%), clothing and footwear (1.1% vs. 0.9%), and education (3.3% vs. 3.1%). At the same time, deflation in transport moderated (-0.5% vs. -1.4%).
By contrast, inflation eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4% vs. 4.4%) and for restaurants and accommodation services (5.6% vs. 5.8%), while deflation deepened in furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (-0.6% vs. -0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.1% in February, slowing from January’s one-year high of 1.5%.
