OECD consumer inflation falls in February

The headline consumer inflation in the Organization for Economic Development and Co-Operation (OECD) area fell to 5.2% in February.

The data showed headline inflation easing in 20 member countries during the second month of 2026.

Energy prices dropped by 1.5% in February, just before the beginning of tensions in the Middle East that caused much higher prices in the energy field.

Food inflation also slowed to 4.2% during the same period while the core inflation excluding food and energy reached 5.5% across the OECD area in February.

The US reported an annual consumer inflation rate of 3.2% in February and the UK saw its inflation ease to 3.4% as economic pressures reduced.