Ended with fiscal year 2022 A record increase of 15.7 in food prices in December% (four-tenths more than in November) and 6.9 percent discount on energy products prices Compared to the same month of 2021. Inflation as a whole was 5.7% in December, one-tenth lower than the previous year, according to the final data on the December consumer price index (CPI) released this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics. The figure estimated by the INE as 5.8% on 30 December.
Food prices in particular remained high in December, especially in ltoss, cheese, eggs and oil.
In any case, the year ended with a clear downward trend in the inflation rate, which fell by one point compared to November and just over five points compared to November. until July at the latest (10.8%).
However, INE statistics also confirm the strong recovery in calls. core inflation, qIt does not include the more volatile prices of energy and unprocessed food. Core inflation rose to 7%, a 30-year high, one-tenth higher than projected in December. This is due to a recent increase in prices. dress and shoes and unprocessed food In December.
This data is an indication that the rapid increase in energy prices is increasingly reflected in the prices of goods and services that make up the family budget. Record prices, which make up more than 50% of the factors that make up the CPI, exceed 7%.
In addition, Spanish inflation (at an average of 9.2% in December) is the lowest in the Eurozone, a figure that the Government attributes to the effectiveness of the anti-inflation measures adopted. December was, in fact, the last month of the general discount. 20 cents per liter of fuel (before being repealed as of January 1) VAT discount to 0% from the foods that come into effect with the new year.