KEY FINDINGS AT FEBRUARY 2006

The headline inflation rate at February 2006 (i.e. the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas at February 2006 compared with that at February 2005) is 3,9%

The official inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at February 2006 compared with that at February 2005) is 3,9% at February 2006. This rate is 0,1 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of 4,0% at January 2006 (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at January 2006 compared with that at January 2005).

From January 2006 to February 2006 the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas increased by 0,1%.

The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index excluding interest rates on mortgage bonds (CPIX) for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas is 4,5% at February 2006 (i.e. the CPIX at February 2006 compared with that at February 2005)

The annual percentage change in the CPIX, which is the Consumer Price Index excluding interest rates on mortgage bonds, for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas is 4,5% at February 2006 (i.e. the CPIX at February 2006 compared with that at February 2005). This rate is 0,2 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4,3% at January 2006.

From January 2006 to February 2006 the CPIX for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas increased by 0,2%.