Higher annual price increases in rugs saw the rapid disappearance of deflation in flooring retail prices in February.
The deflation of 0.5% seen in January for carpets and other floorcoverings became inflation of 1.7%, according to Office National Statistics data.
ONS said prices or rugs rose by more than they did a year earlier.
The increases were also reflected in carpet and rugs inflation, which jumped from 0.2% to 2.3%.
Deflation continued in smooth flooring, but saw another recline. From December’s 3.8% and January’s 2%, deflation fell to 0.4%.
