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Spain: Flash estimate of the Consumer Price Index - April 2026
The estimated annual inflation rate for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April 2026 is 3.2%, according to the preliminary indicator published by the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). This indicator provides an advance estimate of the CPI, which, if confirmed, would mean a decrease of two-tenths of a percentage point in the annual rate, as the rate in March was 3.4%. This trend is mainly due to electricity prices, which are falling more than in April 2025. It is also influenced, though to a lesser extent, by the prices of package holidays, which are rising, but less than in the same month of the previous ... (full story)
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