According to Nepal Rastra Bank, the average price increase rate remained at 3.75 percent last February. In the same month last year, the price increase was 4.82 percent.

During that period, the price increase rate of the food and beverage group is 3.34 percent and that of the non-food and service group is 3.97 percent. In the same period last year, the rate of price increase of these groups was 5.95 percent and 4.07 percent, respectively, according to the monthly report of Rashtra Bank.

According to the National Bank, the annual point consumer price increase of ghee and oil sub-group under the food and beverage group last February increased by 13.74 percent, pulses and pulses by 7.80 percent, fruits by 6.82 percent and non-alcoholic beverages by 5.15 percent. However, the annual point consumer price index of maramsala sub-group has decreased by 5.17, vegetables by 1.24 and fish and meat by 0.74 percent, it is mentioned in the report.