Fuel inflation rises 46% and puts pressure on the Government to reactivate aid
The CPI accelerated to 4.3% in August due to the sharp increase in energy prices, with rises of 30.3% in diesel and 16.9% in gasoline. Electricity increased by 9.2%.
Spain's inflation rate accelerated to 4.3% in August, driven by a sharp increase in energy prices. The cost of diesel fuel rose by 30.3% and gasoline by 16.9%, while electricity prices increased by 9.2%. The inflation rate is now at its highest level since February 2023, and the government is under pressure to introduce new measures to mitigate the impact on households. The INE confirmed that the IPC, the consumer price index, rose by 7 tenths more than in July.
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