The consumer price index (CPI) rebounded in July to 2.7% year-on-year, four tenths more than the previous month, due to the increase in the price of electricity and fuels and lubricants, while the underlying rate (excluding energy and fresh food) advanced one tenth, to 2.3%.
In the Canary Islands, the general CPI rose by 2.2% year-on-year last month. The biggest increases were in electricity, housing and fuels (+6%), as well as restaurants and hotels (+4.4%). On the other hand, the items that have increased the least in the last year have been furniture and household goods (+0.1%), transport (+0.4%) and culture (+0.5%).
The price of food in the Canary Islands has risen by 1.6% in the last year, compared to 2.7% for the national index.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE), which confirmed this Wednesday the figure advanced two weeks ago, calculates that last month the national inflation of food moderated by one tenth, to 2.7%.
The acceleration of the general rate is mainly due to the increase in electricity prices, compared to the decrease experienced in July last year, and the greater increase in the price of fuels and lubricants for personal vehicles compared to a year ago.
