July 24, 2024 13:09 GMT
Energy Base Effects Push PPI Higher, But Goods Pipeline Pressures Soften
SPAIN DATA
The unwinding of negative energy base effects pushed Spanish PPI higher in June, though headline still remained in deflation at -3.5% Y/Y (vs a one tenth upwardly revised -4.5% prior).
- On a 3m/3m NSA basis, which gives a better gauge of recent pipeline pressures than the Y/Y or M/M comparisons, headline PPI was -1.4% (vs -3.8% prior), while PPI ex-energy was 0.2% (vs 0.5% prior).
- 3m/3m consumer goods PPI reached a new cycle low at 0.1% in July (vs 0.4% prior).
- However, it is not obvious whether that is enough to drive further disinflation in Spanish core goods HICP going forward, with industry/retail expected prices metrics from the European Commission surveys having levelled out in recent months.
- Spanish flash July HICP is due next Tuesday (consensus not yet available), alongside the preliminary Q2 GDP print.
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