The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.1% in February compared to the same month in 2025 in the Canary Islands, driven primarily by the increase in prices of restaurants and accommodation, whose rates grew by 6.1%, as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco, insurance and financial services, and health, which recorded increases of 3.4%, 3.2%, and 3%.
From February to February in the archipelago, prices for most CPI groups increased in any case, with the only exceptions being recreational activities, sport and culture, which became 0.9% cheaper, and clothing and footwear and information and communications, which registered reductions of 0.2% in both cases, according to data published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
On the islands, food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.7%), personal care and others (2.4%), education services (1.6%), furniture and household items (1.1%), housing (0.8%), and transport (0.5%) also became more expensive.
However, in the accumulated total for the first two months of 2026, the CPI in the Canary Islands experienced a decrease compared to the same period of the previous year, amounting to -0.3%, reveals the INE.
Its data show that in February, all autonomous communities in Spain recorded CPI increases, with that of the archipelago being one of the lowest in the country, only above those registered by the Principality of Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, and La Rioja, all at 2%.
In contrast, the Community of Madrid presented the highest rate (2.9%) and Spain, as a whole, recorded an average increase of 2.3%, specifies the INE.
