{"id":147581,"date":"2025-12-30T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/inflation-returns-to-the-starting-point-spain-closes-the-year-at-2-9-and-maintains-pressure-on-prices-and-wages\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:41:07","slug":"inflation-returns-to-the-starting-point-spain-closes-the-year-at-2-9-and-maintains-pressure-on-prices-and-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/society\/inflation-returns-to-the-starting-point-spain-closes-the-year-at-2-9-and-maintains-pressure-on-prices-and-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"CPI returns to the starting point: Spain closes the year at 2.9% and maintains pressure on prices and wages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spain closed December with an inflation rate of 2.9%<\/strong>, exactly the same level with which it began the year, according to advance data for December published on Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).<\/strong> This circular price movement, despite the ups and downs of the year, brings with it more questions than answers about the evolution of prices in the country, competitiveness and the recovery of household purchasing power.<\/p>\n

Although annual inflation moderated its pace in December compared to November, thanks to the fall in fuel prices, the closing of the year with the same rate as at the beginning of the year prevents us from speaking of a complete normalization towards the European Central Bank’s (ECB)<\/strong> target of around 2%.<\/p>\n

A year of ups and downs that ends in the same way<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The inflation rate of 2.9% in December puts Spain exactly where it was in January 2025, closing a cycle that has been marked by ups and downs. During the spring, the data were particularly favorable, with notable declines in prices that suggested a stabilization of inflation. However, as the months progressed, this trend began to fade. <\/p>\n