Madrid (EFE).- Inflation in Spain rose 5.9% in the interannual rate in January, one tenth more than the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on January 30 and two tenths more than in the previous month, due to the increase in fuel prices after the withdrawal of the subsidy.
Along with fuels, clothing and footwear is the group that has contributed the most to the rise in the CPI, while lower prices for electricity and, to a lesser extent, the moderation of 3 tenths of a point in the rise in food and non-alcoholic beverages, up to 15.4%, after the entry into force of the VAT reduction on some foods.
The INE maintains the annual variation rate of underlying inflation -index excluding unprocessed food and energy products-, at 7.5%, five tenths more than that registered in December and the highest since December 1986.