Aragón ended September with annual inflation at 4.4%, five-tenths of a percentage point below the Spanish average of 4.9%. The rise in prices was driven by higher fuel and energy costs, while core inflation remained stable.
Inflation in Aragón remains below the national average
Data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) put Aragón’s annual core inflation rate at 2.6% for the fourth consecutive month. The measure, which excludes energy products and unprocessed food, stood five-tenths of a percentage point below the 3.1% recorded across Spain, after rising two-tenths nationally.
The favorable gap persisted in both headline and core inflation, although the CPI’s trajectory was shaped by rising energy prices. Higher fuel prices contrasted with the decline recorded in September of the previous year.
Fuel and energy drive Aragón’s CPI increase
A barrel of Brent crude averaged $100.4 in September, up 15% from August and 49% above its level a year earlier. Meanwhile, TTF natural gas reached €75.4 per MWh, after rising 21.3% in one month and 133.1% year over year.
Energy pressures were felt especially in the Transportation category, where annual inflation reached 10.1%. Increases were more moderate in Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Restaurants and accommodation services, both at 2.4%; Clothing and footwear, at 1.5%; Education, at 1.3%; and Furniture and household goods, at 1%.
Teruel posts the highest inflation rate as some monthly prices fall
By province, Teruel recorded the highest annual inflation rate, at 5.1%, followed by Huesca at 4.8%. Zaragoza came in below the regional average, at 4.3%.
Compared with August, prices for Food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by one-tenth of a percentage point. Prices also declined by 0.3% for Personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services, while those for Recreation, sports, and culture fell 2.6%.
