Government measures slow price increases in April
The cost of living this month has risen 3.2% annually, two tenths less than in March
BarcelonaThe fiscal measures to reduce the cost of electricity and fuels approved a month ago by the Spanish government have had a positive effect on the prices of goods and services consumed by families, which has allowed to moderate the inflation that had skyrocketed in March as a consequence of the energy crisis derived from the war in Iran.
Thus, prices have increased this April by 3.2% compared to a year ago, according to advanced data from the consumer price index (CPI, the indicator that measures the evolution of the cost of living) published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics. This increase represents a decrease of two tenths compared to the 3.4% registered last month.
But the moderation of inflation has been most noticeable in the monthly rate. Between February and March, the CPI increased by 1.2%, while between March and April it has done so at a significantly slower pace, of 0.4%.
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The data published this Wednesday by the INE are provisional. The definitive ones will be published on May 14, also broken down by autonomous communities.