Hotel and other lodging prices in Spain have risen by 30% in a year

The National Statistics Institute, which presents the CPI data, attributes the rise in inflation to increases in prices for electricity, fuel, restaurants, lodging services, and food, especially fish and shellfish, meat, legumes and vegetables, and dairy products. When putting restaurants and lodging together, the CPI was 4.4% in March, eight tenths higher than in February.

The arrival of spring did not result in a notable increase in the price of flights. Fares for domestic flights were up 0.6% in March compared with February, while international flights were up two per cent. Over the past twelve months, the price of domestic flights has fallen by 0.2% and international flights by 1.1%.