2023-08-11 10:39:34
inflation has grown by two tenths in the Girona counties during the month of July and the Consumer Price Index (IPC) anual was located in the 1.5%, according to the data periodically made public by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
As usual, another month, food is again the protagonist in terms of CPI data. Filling the fridge in Girona is 9.7% more expensive than a year ago and the price of food has increased by 0.2% during the month of July. In fact, since the beginning of the year, food prices have risen by up to 4.4% in the Girona regions.
Tourism, more expensive
The summer season is noticeable in the prices of the sector and tourist packages have become more expensive during the seventh month of the year by 16% and, if we compare it with last year, they are up to 26.8% more expensive. Accommodation prices have also increased, specifically by 3.7% in the last month, by 10.4% compared to last year and by 43.6% during this 2023. Another of the services that has also seen how its prices have climbed is the restaurant, which has become more expensive up to 6% in the last year.
Regarding the rental prices of housing have grown by 4.2% in one year and in everything we have from 2023 they have already risen by 2.8%. In fact, the rental price has increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.
Discounts are noticeable
Clothing and footwear are two of the groups that have seen their prices fall during the last month. The summer sale campaign has been noticed and the price of clothes has decreased by 11.8% during July, however, it has become more expensive by 1.8% if we compare it with the figures recorded a year ago. The price of footwear has also fallen in the last month, specifically by 7.9%, and the year-on-year decrease is 1.2%.
The package made up of electricity, gas and other fuels also recorded declines in July. Despite the fact that the prices of this group have grown by 0.5% in the last month, if we compare with the figures recorded a year ago the decline is considerable, specifically prices have fallen by 32.2% in the last year.
2.3% in Catalonia
In Catalonia, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed four tenths in July and stood at 2.3% compared to the same month last year. This is the second lowest year-on-year change since April 2021. The indicator has grown after two consecutive months of decline. Girona has the lowest inflation figure in all of Catalonia, behind Lleida (1.9), Tarragona (2.0) and Barcelona (2.5).
The data from Catalonia have coincided with those from the State, where the CPI has also placed the monthly variation at 0.2% and the year-on-year variation at 2.3%, leaving behind the June figure (1.9%) which was the lowest since April 2021. The INE has attributed the increase to the price of transport -especially fuel- and food -especially fruit and oil-.
As for the underlying inflation, which discounts the most volatile prices, in the State it has also stood at 6.2%. In this way, it rebounds after five months of declines. When this indicator falls below 5.5%, the Spanish government will eliminate the reduction in VAT on basic foods.
It should be borne in mind, however, that year-on-year comparisons are made with June 2022, when the CPI shot up to 10.3% in Catalonia, the highest in the historical series. That is, prices are compared on a very high basis. Food has rebounded and is still soaring compared to a year ago. Specifically, during July they were 10.1% more expensive than the same month last year. Compared to June, the price has risen by 0.2%.
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