The consumer price index (CPI) increased in February in Galicia by 0.2% compared to the previous month but maintained the year-on-year rate at 2.7%, three tenths below the national data, according to information released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (NE) on Friday.
In the Galician community, the highest internal rate is marked by housing, which has increased by 9.7% in the last 12 months, while the price of leisure and culture remained stable.
On the other hand, non-alcoholic food and beverages increased by 1.6%, while alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased by 3.4% between February 2024 and the same month of 2025. Clothing and footwear increased by 0.7%.
In addition, household goods remained the same at 0.6%, as did medicines (+2.5%), transportation (+0.7%), and communications (+1.9%). Recreation also increased by 2.6%, as did hotels, cafes, and restaurants, by 4.1%.
Up to this year, prices in Galicia increased by 0.4%, with housing once again registering the highest at 4.4% more, while footwear decreased by 13.1% (sales period).
Nationally, the CPI increased by 0.4% in February compared to the previous month and the internal rate rose to 3%, the highest value since last June, when it was 3.4%, according to the data.
With the Year-on-Year CPI advance in the second month of the year, inflation launches five consecutive promotions.
The agency explained that the return of the CPI to 3% is due to the increase in electricity, compared to the price decrease it had in February 2024.
It should be noted that as of January 1st this year, the VAT on electricity was returned to 21%, compared to the 10% rate that was applied until December 31st, 2024.
On the other hand, fuels and lubricants for personal vehicles have influenced the decrease in inflation in February, carrying prices lower than the same month in 2024.
Specifically, the housing group increased its annual rate in February to 9.8%, due to the rise in electricity prices, while the transport group reduced its annual rate to 0.3%, due to fuel and lubricant prices for personal vehicles.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Company emphasized in a statement that the return to inflation in February is «fundamentally» explained by the increase in electricity, while emphasizing the decrease in underlying inflation (excluding unprocessed food) to the «lowest rate in over three years.»
Specifically, core inflation decreased by two tenths in February, to 2.2%, eight tenths below the general index and the lowest rate since December 2021, which was also 2.1%.
The fact that core inflation is a tenth lower than the preliminary statistics released at the end of last month (2.1%), but the overall CPI (3%) and monthly (0.4%) coincide with the initial estimate.
The department led by Carlos Body also emphasized that olive oil has emphasized the decrease in February, so that in the last year, it has decreased by 32.3%.
«In an international context of uncertainty, Spain continues to maintain the highest growth among the main economies in the euro area, which is consistent with a moderation in prices and energy purchasing gains,» emphasized the economy.
On the other hand, the harmonized CPI (HICP) remained at 2.9% in February in year-on-year terms and increased by 0.4% in monthly terms.
