{
  "id": 3914540,
  "title": "La inflación repunta en agosto hasta el 4,3% por el encarecimiento de los carburantes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/la-inflacion-repunta-en-agosto-hasta-el-4-3-por-el-encarecimiento-de",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/economia/2026/08/28/6a9131b7468aeb5b188b4596.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Inflation surged in August to 4.3%, driven by higher fuel prices due to the ongoing energy shock from the war in Iran, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The IPC for August stood at 4.3% year-over-year, a seven-tenth increase from July's 3.6%. This marked the highest level since February 2023, when inflation reached 6%. The spike in inflation marked two consecutive months of increases and the first time inflation surpassed 4% since April 2023. Rising fuel and motor oil prices contributed to the inflation, with gasoline prices falling less than in August 2025 and food and non-alcoholic beverages prices falling even less than the previous year. The overall inflation rise did not transfer to the underlying component, which excluded energy and unprocessed food, and declined by a tenth to 2.9% year-over-year. Monthly consumption prices rose by 0.7% compared to July, according to the advance IPC indicator. The Ministry of Economy reminded in a press release that the Plan Response measures remain in effect according to the announced schedule: the reduction of the Hydrocarbon Tax applicable to gasoline increases to 20 cents per liter starting September 1, while the reduction of gasoline remains at 5 cents per liter. The rest of the measures continue active per the Real Decreto-Lei 18/2026.",
  "summary": "El IPC se situó en agosto en el 4,3% en el cálculo interanual, debido principalmente al encarecimiento de los carburantes por la persistencia del shock energético derivado de la guerra en Irán. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "La inflación se dispara en agosto hasta el 4,3% por la subida de los carburantes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/la-inflacion-se-dispara-en-agosto-hasta-el-4-3-por-la-subida-de-los",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:00:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}