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Headline Inflation Slows, Core Picks Up

SPAIN DATA
MNI (London)

FLASH APR HICP -0.2% M/M , +8.3% Y/Y; MAR +9.8%

FLASH APR CPI -0.1% M/M, +8.4% Y/Y; MAR +9.8%

FLASH APR CORE CPI +4.4% Y/Y; MAR +3.4%

  • Spanish harmonised CPI fell back 1.5pp in the flash April meeting, substantially more than the decline to +9.0% y/y anticipated by consensus however within the range MNI expected.
  • HICP fell on the month, contracting by a modest -0.2% m/m.
  • A decrease in energy and fuel costs due to state intervention is the key downwards driver in this data, food prices continued to accelerate.
  • Core CPI continued to climb, accelerating by one point to +4.4% y/y and reaching the highest level since 1995.

Source: INE

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