Toledo (EFE).- Year-on-year inflation stood at 6.9% in February in Castilla-La Mancha and the group of food and non-alcoholic beverages was the most inflationary, with a price rise of 17.5% compared to the same month last year.
Compared to the previous month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew in Castilla-La Mancha by 1%, and in the case of food and non-alcoholic beverages the price increase was 1.9% compared to January, according to data published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Inflation in Spain rises 6 percent annually
Inflation in Spain rose 6% in the interannual rate in February, one tenth less than the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics on February 28 and one tenth more than in the previous month, mainly due to the historical rise of food 16.6%.
The group of food and non-alcoholic beverages has increased by more than one point over the previous month, and this behavior is influenced by the increase in the price of legumes and vegetables and meat, as well as a lower price of fish and shellfish compared to the last year.
The INE also revises downward -one tenth- the annual variation rate of core inflation -index excluding unprocessed food and energy products-, to 7.6%, one tenth more than that registered in January and the highest since December 1986.
The most inflationary group in Castilla-La Mancha, food
In Castilla-La Mancha, in addition to the 17.5% rise in food prices in February of this year compared to last year, the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased by 8.7%, and the clothing and footwear 5.2%.
The kitchenware rose 7.9%; transport 2.6%, communications 2.7%; leisure and culture 3.1%; education 2.3% and hotels, cafes and restaurants raised prices and 8.4%.
In the interannual rate, the price of housing only fell by 5.3% in Castilla-La Mancha.
In February, with respect to the previous month, the prices of the following groups increased: food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.9%); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.3%); housing (3.2%); kitchenware (0.4%); medicine (0.2%); communications (0.1%); leisure and culture (1.5%); and hotels, cafes and restaurants (1.2%).
The prices of clothing and footwear (-1.0%) and transport (-0.7%) fell and remained stable in the education group.
Prices rise in the five provinces
The Castilian-La Mancha provinces with the highest rate of inflation in the interannual rate are Guadalajara and Toledo, which reached 7.3% in the month of February; while the CPI rose 6.8 in Ciudad Real, 6.6% in Cuenca and 6.4 in Albacete.
Compared to the previous month, prices rose more in Ciudad Real and Guadalajara, with a rise of 1.2%; followed by Toledo (1.0%) and Albacete and Cuenca (0.9%).
Castilla-La Mancha, the region with the highest year-on-year inflation
The interannual CPI reached the highest figure in Castilla-La Mancha (6.9%), ahead of the Canary Islands (6.8%) and Andalusia and Murcia (6.6%), and the lowest in Madrid (5. 2 %).
From January to February, the year-on-year inflation rate has grown by half a percentage point in the Canary Islands, four tenths in Cantabria and three in Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Murcia and La Rioja.
On the contrary, it has fallen almost one point (0.9) in Extremadura, one tenth in Navarra and Madrid and has remained stable in Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and Asturias. EFE