Spain's final 12-month EU-harmonised inflation at 4.6% in August

September 15, 2026 3:03 AM EDT

A woman shops for food at a meat and dairy store in Barcelona, Spain September 14, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Sept 15 (Reuters) - ‌Spain's European ​Union-harmonised ​12-month inflation rate rose to 4.6% in August, ‌up from 3.9% in the ⁠period through July, final data released ‌by the National Statistics ‌Institute (INE) showed on Tuesday.

The INE's final data was above the ​4.5% forecast in both the flash reading released two ⁠weeks ago and the average estimate from ​analysts polled by Reuters.

Core inflation, which strips out volatile fresh ​food and energy ‌prices, fell to 2.9% in the 12 months ⁠through August, slightly down from 3.0% in the period through July, ⁠the INE said.

Spanish national consumer prices also ​rose 4.3% in the 12 months through August, up from a 3.6% ‌increase in the period through July, and in line ‌with the 4.3% rate ⁠initially measured by ‌the INE ​two weeks ago.

(Reporting by Mireia Merino; Editing by David ‌Latona)



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