Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team The rise in energy prices resulting from the war in the Middle East has driven up inflation in the Eurozone. In May, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 3.2%, up from 3% in April, according to preliminary estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). The figure, which is in line with expectations, puts further pressure on the European Central…
Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team The CPI maintained its year-on-year rate at 3.2% in May and has now been above 3% for three consecutive months amid the energy shock caused by the war in Iran, according to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) and reported by Europa Press. The agency explained that in May’s inflation performance, transport and recreational activities, sport and culture pushed prices up,…
The April CPI continues to reflect the effects of the war in Iran, with a 3.2 increase. Transport is the epicenter of these rises, driven by the impact of fuel prices, which saw an increase of 6.5. Household utilities, rising by 1.9, helped moderate the overall spike alongside tourist packages. Consumers in Madrid are suffering particularly hard, with inflation nearing 4%, followed by the regions of Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla…
Link Securities | As announced yesterday by ECB analysts, median inflation expectations in the Eurozone for the next 12 months rose in March to 4.0% from 2.5% in February, reaching their highest level since October 2023. Furthermore, March saw the largest monthly increase in this figure since early 2022, when the war in Ukraine began. In March, the conflict in the Middle East, which has led to the blockade of…
According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% in April compared to March, based on preliminary data. The FactSet analyst consensus had expected a slightly higher CPI increase of 0.6% for the month. On an year-on-year basis (also according to preliminary readings), Spain’s CPI climbed 3.2% in April (down from 3.4% in March), which was also lower than the 3.4% projected by analysts….
The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that, according to its preliminary reading of the data, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Spain rose by 1.0% in March compared to February. The consensus among analysts expected a slightly higher rebound for this variable during the month, at 1.2%. In year-on-year terms, Spain’s CPI rebounded by 3.3% in March (up from 2.3% in February), primarily due to the rise in prices for…
Bankinter | CPI (preliminary) for February 2026 was 2.3% year-on-year, compared to the expected 2.2% and the previous 2.3%. Core CPI rose to 2.7% year-on-year, compared to 2.6% expected and 2.3% previously. In month-on-month terms, it rose to 0.4%, compared to 0.4% expected and a decline of 0.4% in January. Bankinter analysis teams’ view: Inflation is slightly surprising due to the one-tenth rebound in the core rate, after three consecutive…
CdM | Eurozone inflation is now below the European Central Bank’s (ECB) 2% target after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated by three tenths of a percentage point to 1.7% in January, in line with expectations, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). This brings overall inflation to its lowest level since September 2024. By component, energy prices fell by 4% in the…
Neither the data from the INE (Spain’s National Statistics Institute) nor European statistical services capture the true scale of one of the expenses that suffocates citizens most: housing. The CPI only accounts for rental prices, and with a minimal weighting of just 5%—whereas in the U.S., for example, it represents 40% of the index. Consequently, the Catalan Generalitat has developed a proposal for a new indicator—reported today by the newspaper…
CdM | Inflation stood at 2.9% at the end of 2025, representing a 0.1% drop in the year-on-year rate in December, thanks to lower petrol prices and despite the rise in food prices, according to final data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which confirm the preliminary figures. In detail, transport and leisure and culture were the groups that stood out most for their influence on the decline in…