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Basic food products see 30% price hike in two years
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November inflation rate lowest since January
Prices in Catalonia up 6.4% compared to last year, with the rate dropping for the fourth consecutive month
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Prices in Catalonia rise by 1% and contribute to a 0.9% annual inflation rate in October
Prices went up by 1% in October, in comparison to September, and left the annual inflation rate in Catalonia at 0.9%, according to the definitive data released on Tuesday by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). The products that influenced the increase in prices most were the clothing and footwear sector, due to the start of the winter season, and the price of electricity and fuel – both rose in October this year, while they decreased in the same month of 2015. The inflation rate at the end of October is the highest registered since August 2013, when it reached 1.7%, and confirms an upward trend that has now lasted for three months.