On an annual rate, Spain’s CPI (Consumer Price Index) rose by 2.9% in September (up from 2.7% in August), a reading slightly below the consensus expectation of a 3.0% increase. This places inflation at its highest level in seven months. This development is mainly a result of fuel and electricity prices falling less this month than they did in September 2024. Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes the prices of unprocessed…
Alphavalue / Divacons | The year-on-year inflation rate for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development stood at 4.1% in July, representing a decrease of one tenth of a percentage point compared to June. Since March 2025, inflation in the group has ranged between 4% and 4.2%. According to the think tank, headline inflation rose in ten member countries, while 12 recorded declines, with falls of more than 0.5 percentage…
CdM | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 2.7% year-on-year in August, thanks to food and electricity prices offsetting fuel prices, according to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The stability of the year-on-year CPI in the eighth month of the year slows down the rise in the inflation rate experienced during the previous two months. The agency explained that the CPI remaining at 2.7%…
CdM | The annual inflation rate in the eurozone was 2% in July 2025, stable compared to June. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6%. Annual inflation in the European Union was 2.4% in July 2025, up from 2.3% in June. A year earlier, the rate was 2.8%. These figures were published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The lowest annual rates were recorded in Cyprus (0.1%),…
CdM | Inflation rose four tenths of a point in July, when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 2.7% year-on-year, mainly due to higher electricity and fuel prices, according to final data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In detail, the groups that stood out most for their influence on the increase in the annual rate were housing and transport. In the case of housing, the annual rate…
CdM | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by two tenths of a percentage point in May, standing at 2% year-on-year, the lowest level since October 2024, when it stood at 1.8%, according to final data published on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). This figure is slightly higher than the provisional estimate, which predicted a drop of three tenths of a percentage point to 1.9%. Despite the difference,…
Link Securities | According to the monthly report published by the ECB, average inflation expectations in the Eurozone for the next 12 months rose in April for the second consecutive month to 3.1% and from 2.9% in March, standing at its highest level since February 2024. Inflation expectations for the next three years remained unchanged in April at 2.5%, while inflation expectations for the next five years stood at 2.1%…
Bankinter | The final CPI for April confirms 2.2% year-on-year, one tenth below the previous month. The underlying rate confirms the rise to 2.4% year-on-year from 2.0% previously. In month-on-month terms, the general rate rose 0.6% (versus 0.1% previously) and the underlying rate rose 1.0% (versus 0.4% previously). Analysis team opinion: Moderate fuel and electricity prices contributed to the moderation of the overall CPI in April. However, the core rate…
According to the final reading of the data, released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Spain rose by 0.1% in March compared to February. In year-on-year terms, Spain’s CPI rebounded by 2.3% in March (3.0% in February), a reading that coincided with its preliminary figure and with analysts’ expectations. In March and in year-on-year terms, the groups that stood out most for their influence…
Bankinter | Inflation (preliminary data) in Germany eases one-tenth in March to 2.2% (versus expected 2.2% versus previous 2.3%). Today the EMU CPI was published, standing at +2.2% versus the previous +2.3%. For now, inflation is improving in Germany, Spain (+2.3% versus +3.0% previously) and Portugal (+1.9% versus 2.4% previously), remains stable in France (+0.8%) and is picking up in Italy (+2.0% versus +1.6% previously). Indeed, in Portugal, the preliminary…