Bad news for citizens’ pockets Alicante families. The state once again positions itself as follows: one of the best inflationists from country In other words, it is one of the areas where prices have increased the most in the last year.
Consumer Price Index year, according to data published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics 3.5% Alicante, This is four-tenths more than the national average of 3.1%. Only Tenerifewith 4.3%; Malaga And Albacetewith 3.8%; And KordovaIt recorded a higher inflation rate than Alicante at 3.7%.
In any case, the data represent a significant improvement in the country’s situation. Last year when CPI ended at 5.7% after exceeding 11 percent in the province in mid-summer. A development that should be attributed above all reduction in energy and fuel costs as a whole it is now up to 17.7% cheaper than it was a year ago.
Specifically, electricity fell by more than 17%; up to 20% natural gas; Gasoline and diesel also account for 12.8%, according to INE.
On the contrary, great concern continues on the other side. food price Despite the softening in recent months, it is still at the same level 7.6% more expensive in Alicante than a year ago, Since the increase across the country is 7.3%, this figure is also above the national average.
Oil
INE data do not break down the development of each food type by province, but at the national level olive oil It remains the food with the biggest increase, with a recovery of 54.6%. legumesWith an increase of 13.2%; the fresh fruitsWith an increase of 11.8%; wave PorkOther foods become more expensive with 12.3%.
But beyond the shopping cart, the reality is that other products heavily consumed in Alicante are also seeing above-average price increases. For example, clothesan increase of 4.8% in the state compared to 1.9% nationally, or shoeThis represents an increase of 5.2% compared to 1.5% nationally. And the same thing happens in this case personal care products, It recorded a recovery of 4.8% compared to the 3.3% average.
Among the few parts of the province that have better development than in the rest of Spain are: alcoholic beverages, increased by 3.4%, two points below the average, or HotelsAfter spending a good part of the year with a higher rate increase than the rest of the country, they remain below nine-tenths of an annual increase at 6.8% at the end of the year.