Madrid (EFE).- The annual inflation rate has increased eight tenths in April, up to 4.1%, due to the rise in fuel prices and a smaller decrease in electricity, while the rise in food prices has moderated to 12.9% after chaining two months with record increases above 16%.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has confirmed this Friday the general inflation data advanced two weeks ago, as well as that of core inflation (without energy or fresh food), which moderated 0.9 points and stood at 6 .6% year-on-year due to the slowdown in food prices.
The moderation of 3.5 points in food inflation in April is the highest in the historical series and has been influenced by the drop in the price of legumes and vegetables, and by a lower increase than a year ago in the price of meat, bread, oils, milk, cheese and eggs.