Transport leads the increase in the shopping basket in the Islands with a rise of 11% compared to last year, although the Archipelago remains four tenths below the national average.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the Canary Islands registered a monthly increase of 1% in October, placing the year-on-year rate at 4.5%, according to data published this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). With this increase, prices have accumulated a rebound of 3.7% so far this year in the Archipelago.
Despite the monthly acceleration, inflation in the Islands remains four tenths below that of Spain, where the year-on-year CPI repeated at 4.9% (the same level as in September) after registering a monthly increase of 0.6%.
By spending groups, transport once again acted as the main inflationary driver in the Canary Islands, with an increase of 11% compared to October 2025. At a notable distance followed restaurants and accommodation, which recorded a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, housing, with a rise of 4.4% compared to the previous year, and the information and communications section, which advanced 4.3% year-on-year.
At the opposite end, the categories that showed the greatest restraint in the Archipelago were clothing and footwear, with a slight rebound of 0.7%, and education services, which grew by 2%.
In the country as a whole, the stability of the general rate at 4.9% was explained by the moderation of several key components. The behavior of food and non-alcoholic beverages stood out particularly, with its annual rate falling three tenths to 2.4%, driven by a slower increase in fruits and nuts compared to the same month of the previous year.
Clothing and footwear also contributed to containing the national index, reducing its rate by three tenths (to 1.8%) after a less inflationary start to the autumn-winter season than in 2025, and transport, which fell two tenths to 10.3% thanks to the cheaper fuels and lubricants for personal vehicles.
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