{"id":12002,"date":"2026-05-14T09:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sedanoc.rwdesarrollos2.es\/actualidad\/consumer-price-index-cpi-harmonized-index-of-consumer-prices-hicp-april-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:18:51","slug":"consumer-price-index-cpi-harmonized-index-of-consumer-prices-hicp-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedanoc.rwdesarrollos2.es\/en\/actualidad\/consumer-price-index-cpi-harmonized-index-of-consumer-prices-hicp-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI). HARMONIZED INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICES (HICP). APRIL 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b><i>The annual variation rate of the CPI for the month of April stood at 3.2%, two tenths below that registered in March<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>The annual rate of core inflation decreased by one tenth, to 2.8%<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>The monthly variation of the general index was 0.4%<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) placed its annual rate at 3.5%, one tenth above that of the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>The annual rate of the general Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the month of April was 3.2%, two tenths below that registered the previous month.<\/p>\n<h3><b>THE GROUPS THAT STOOD OUT MOST FOR THEIR NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON THE ANNUAL RATE WERE:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Housing, which placed its annual variation at 1.9%, which meant almost two points below that of last month. This behavior was due to electricity prices, which decreased more than in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Recreational activities, sports, and culture, with an annual rate of 0.7%, more than one and a half points below that of the previous month. This decrease was due to the prices of tourist packages, which rose less than in April last year.<\/p>\n<h3><b>ON THE OTHER HAND, AMONG THE GROUPS WITH A POSITIVE INFLUENCE, THE FOLLOWING STOOD OUT:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Transport, whose annual rate rose by more than one point, to 6.5%. This increase was mainly due to the rise in the prices of fuels and lubricants for personal vehicles, compared to the drop in the same month of the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The annual variation rate of core inflation (general index excluding unprocessed food and energy products) stood at 2.8%, one tenth lower than that of the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>Monthly evolution of consumer prices:<\/p>\n<p>In April, the monthly variation rate of the general CPI was 0.4%.<\/p>\n<h3><b>THE GROUPS WITH THE GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE MONTHLY RATE OF THE CPI WERE:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Restaurants and accommodation services, with a variation of 1.2%, mainly as a consequence of the increase in the prices of accommodation services. This group had an impact of 0.210 on the general CPI.<\/p>\n<p>Clothing and footwear, with a monthly rate of 6.0%, which reflected the behavior of prices for the new spring-summer season. This group had an impact of 0.194 on the general CPI.<\/p>\n<p>Transport, with a rate of 0.9%, due to the increase in the prices of other services related to personal vehicles. This group had an impact of 0.148 on the general CPI.<\/p>\n<h3><b>ON THE OTHER HAND, AMONG THE GROUPS WITH A NEGATIVE IMPACT, THE FOLLOWING STOOD OUT:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Housing, with a monthly variation of -2.6% and an impact of -0.323, due to the decrease in electricity prices.<\/p>\n<p>Results by autonomous communities:<\/p>\n<p>The CPI recorded positive annual rates in all autonomous communities in April.<\/p>\n<p>The Community of Madrid presented the highest rate (3.8%) and the Principality of Asturias and Extremadura the lowest (2.7%).<\/p>\n<h3><b>HARMONIZED INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICES (HICP)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In the month of April, the annual variation rate of the HICP stood at 3.5%, one tenth more than that registered the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly variation of the HICP was 0.7%.<\/p>\n<p><i>Source:<\/i> INE<\/p>\n<ul class=\"files\">\n<li><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\/dyngs\/Prensa\/IPC0426.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"button\">By clicking you can access the text of the commented provision.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual variation rate of the CPI for the month of April stood at 3.2%, two tenths below that registered in March The annual rate of core inflation decreased by one tenth, to 2.8% The monthly variation of the general index was 0.4% The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) placed its annual rate at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tax-commercial-and-accounting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI). 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