Spanische Inflation im Januar aufgrund niedrigerer Energiekosten auf 6% gesunken

Jan 31 (Reuters) – Spanish inflation slowed to 6% year-on-year in January after standing at 6.5% in December, mainly thanks to lower electricity costs, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Monday.

The 12-month inflation rate fell in January for the first time since February 2021, after reaching its highest since 1992 in December.

Month-on-month consumer prices fell 0.5% in January, down from a 1.2% rise in December, according to INE.

A pullback in electricity prices after a surge recorded in January 2021, when a snowstorm hit the country, was the main reason behind the drop in the annual rate, the INE said.

Annual core inflation, which excludes unprocessed food and energy products given their high volatility, rose to 2.4% in January from 2.1% in the previous month.

The INE data also showed that the EU harmonized consumer price index rose 6.1% in January on an annual basis, faster than the 5.5% expected by analysts polled by Reuters and down from 6.6% in December.