Inflation remains in October. The Consumer Price Index places its year-on-year rate at 4.9%, according to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which points out among the main reasons the drop in fuel prices. Nevertheless, it remains the highest rate since February 2023.
In detail, the groups that stood out for their negative influence are food and non-alcoholic beverages, which set their annual rate at 2.4%, three tenths lower than last month, due, among other factors, to the rise in prices of fruits and nuts, lower than in October 2025.
Also clothing and footwear, whose annual variation decreased by three tenths, to 1.8%, a drop explained by the fact that prices increased less than in October of last year at the start of the autumn-winter season. Furthermore, transport, with a rate of 10.3%, two tenths lower than last month, due to the drop in prices of fuels and lubricants for personal vehicles.
Meanwhile, among the groups with positive influence are housing, whose annual rate increased by four tenths, to 7.6%, due to the rise in gas, greater than in October 2025. And recreational activities, sports and culture, whose annual rate increased by five tenths, to 4.1%, due to the prices of holiday packages, which decreased to a lesser extent than in October of last year.
By Autonomous Communities, inflation recorded positive annual rates in all of them. Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha and Galicia presented the largest increases (5.3%) and Andalusia the smallest (4.4%).
For its part, the core inflation rate, that is, the general index excluding unprocessed food and energy products, remained at 3.1%, the highest since March 2024.
