According to data provided by the National Institute of Census and Statistics (INEC), of the 315 goods and services that make up the consumer basket, 52% increased in price, 39% decreased in price and 9% did not present any variation.
Primary and secondary education, gasoline, tomato, avocado, natural flowers, and air tickets will be part of the goods and services in which Costa Ricans will see price increases.
On the other hand, potatoes, onions, rice, tourist packages, cheese, have shown a downward trend and are part of 39% of products and services that decreased in price.
The institution reported that food, alcoholic beverages, and education are the groups that contributed most to the change in the CPI in February, taking the general index level to 103,029, while in the previous month it was 102,862.