Spain's Inflation Confirmed at 4.9% for October: Transport Prices Up 10.3%, Housing Up 7.6%
Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) published the final consumer price figures for October on November 13: prices rose 4.9% year on year, the same rate as in September, a third straight month above 4% and the highest level since February 2023. Prices rose 0.6% from September. Core inflation, excluding unprocessed food and energy, was 3.1%, unchanged from September. The harmonised index used for international comparisons rose 4.9% year on year, one tenth less than in September.
By category, transport prices rose 10.3% year on year — still the steepest increase, though 0.2 points lower than in September as fuel and lubricant prices for personal vehicles eased. Housing costs rose 7.6%, 0.4 points more than in September, driven mainly by gas prices. Food and non-alcoholic drinks rose 2.4%, 0.3 points less than in September, with food prices up 1.2% in October alone on dearer fruit, vegetables and seafood.
Inflation was positive in every autonomous community: Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia posted the highest rates, all at 5.3%, while Andalucía was lowest at 4.4%. The rent reference index published by INE the same day rose to 2.57% in October, a new record for the series. Inflation and housing costs are central issues in both the November 11 general strike and the ongoing election campaign.
(Source: National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE))
Source: National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE
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Photo: 图：马德里圣米格尔市场的水果摊。Roy Luck 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A fruit stall at Madrid's San Miguel Market. By Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
