For Alicante houses, one is made of lime and the other is made of sand. CPI data published by INE this Tuesday, shopping cart inspected in the state in October higher than the national average -especially due to the good development of non-alcoholic beverages such as milk and soft drinks- General inflation remains above two tenthsdue to large increases in shoes and clothing, entertainment and culture, or the costs of hairdressers and similar personal services.
Prices in case of shopping cart food and beverages They stopped climbing From 10.7% to 9.4% in SeptemberThis is less than one-tenth the national average. About this subject The increase in food prices fell below double digits for the first time since March 2022When the war in Ukraine exacerbated the inflationary trend recorded since the end of the quarantine due to the pandemic. A situation that caused the cost of daily shopping in the state to increase by up to 16.9 percent on an annual basis last February.
The main difference between it and the rest of the country is soft drinksWhile it’s still up 10.9% nationally, annual price growth in the state is “only” 9.7%.
If we go into detail, among the products that have experienced the most softening in prices in the last month; sugarGoing from an annual increase of 40% to remaining at 10% in September; waves legumes and vegetablesThis went from 12.8% more cost to 4% compared to last year.
On the contrary, the increase in events oils and fatsand together they are up to 50% more expensive than in October last year. Although the INE breakdown does not go into such detail on a provincial basis, it is available at the national level. olive oil You pay 73.5% more expensive.
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Although the shopping cart increases less, CPI of the province in general remains two-tenths above the national average for the second month in a row at 3.7% This rate for the whole country is 3.5%. So they became more expensive clothing and shoesIn Alicante it is 2.9% on an annual basis, 1.6 points higher than in the rest of Spain.
Additionally, the costs associated with this entertainment and culture increases at a higher average – especially those linked teaching infant and primary increased 6.5% compared to the 2.8% state average; or those related to it personal servicesAnother point includes hair salons and the like, which have become 5.4% more expensive. In the same direction, at the same time Accommodation Serviceswell, HotelsIt maintains a significant gap with the rest of the country: it is up 13.7% year-on-year in the state, compared to 11.5% nationally.
Source: Informacion
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