Light and restoration drive up the cost of living
The CPI in Catalonia grew by 3.1% year-on-year in February.
BarcelonaRising electricity, food and leisure prices pushed up the cost of living in Catalonia again in February, according to data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI, the indicator that measures price trends) published Friday by the National Statistics Institute.
Specifically, in Catalonia, prices for consumer goods and services for families rose by 3.1% compared to February 2024—one-tenth more than the annual rate for January- and 0.5% compared to the previous month.
For the country as a whole, the INE (National Institute of Statistics and Census) has confirmed the 3% annual growth in the CPI, which it had already announced on February 27. Compared to January, the increase in the cost of living in Spain was 0.4%.
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