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The confinement brought with it a boom in the consumption of food and other goods considered essential. An increase that sometimes brought with it a rise in prices of some products, although there were also falls. The shopping basket of households was filled more than ever . But the state of alarm was also the stoppage of the sales of nonessential goods, at least physically. This has had an impact on the CPI, which leads chained four consecutive months with negative annual rates. Yesterday, the INE released the final data for July, which closed with -0,6%. In addition, in the seventh month of the year, the INE reported that was already available for acquisition by the households the entire basket of products in the CPI. In this way, the methods of estimation of price that are designed for application in an exceptional manner during the months of April, may and June are no longer used, returning to the usual methods.
So since yesterday you can already know, according to the traditional formula, how are to evolve the prices of the products in Spain. So far this year, the general index has fallen 1.6% . On the one hand, what has come down in price has been the liquid fuel, with a decrease of 26.4%. On the other side of the scale are the tour packages for national, with a rise of 10.8%. This increase may be due to the increase in the demand of domestic tourism by the health crisis. By categories, the ups and downs of the price are as follows:
– Food and non-alcoholic beverages . Perhaps the group of greatest importance during the confinement for the reasons explained above. In this case, the greatest decreases in price are found in the fish, fresh or chilled, with a -5,3%. We follow the olive oil, with a fall of 3.7%, other meats, with a decrease of 3.3%, and legumes and vegetables fresh or chilled, except potatoes and tubers, falling 2.6%. Other foods that also lower price are potatoes, ice cream, meat of sheep and goats (meat of beef, pork and poultry yes go up slightly) and eggs. For its part, the flour and confectionery products, which were highly demanded during the landfill, experienced a rise of 0.2%. On the contrary, the greatest rise the have fruits fresh or chilled, with a rise of 5.2%, followed by breakfast cereals and sugar, with a 3.9 and 3.6%, respectively. The non-alcoholic beverages rise all price. The more the cocoa and powdered chocolate, with a 3.8%. Soft drinks make 2.3%, tea-by 2.1%, the mineral water of 1.8%, the juices 1.6% and coffee by 1.1%.
– alcoholic Beverages and tobacco . The confinement caused by the consumption of alcohol in the house to rise, while sales of tobacco fell during those months. The increase in the consumption of alcohol is accompanied by a rise of prices. As well, the beer grows by 3.3%, while other beers with alcohol make it a 2.8 per cent. Spirits and liqueurs grow in price by 2.2% so far this year, while the wine makes it 2.1%. In terms of tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes go up 1.4% and a slight 0.1 per cent, despite the lower consumption.
-clothing and footwear . The fashion industry is the one that has lowered the prices in general in the year so far. Remember that the shops had to be closed in the landfill, so that the accumulation of stocks has led to this price drop. So, the men’s clothing fall to 17.7%, that of women was 16.5% and the infant and children by 13.6%. In the footwear, the more small falls 13.3%, women 11.3%, and of man at a rate of 9.3%.
-Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels . As has been said above, liquid fuels are the most fall off all products. In addition, the gas and electricity also make it, with a decrease of 8.1% and 2.4%. For its part, the water supplies remain invariant, while the rental housing continues to rise despite the crisis, 0.6%.
-Furniture and articles for the home . In this section of the article that the lower your price is the bed linen, with a 5.5 percent. It follows the table linen and bathroom, with a -4%, and the upholstery and curtains, with 3.3%. Also lower price rugs, carpets, kitchens, washing machines, irons and fridges. What that more increases its price are coffee pots and teapots, with a rise of 1.3%.
-Health . The medical services and pharmaceutical products have a moderate rise of around 1%. While, glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids fall in price, with a fall of 1.3 and 1.2%, respectively.
-Transport . The price of petrol and diesel has been one of the main reasons for which prices have fallen in general. In the alarm state, the influx of cars was very low so the prices plummeted. In particular, the diesel is a 13.1% cheaper than the beginning of the year, while gasoline falls to 10.2%. Cars d second-hand also fall to 4.2%, but the new ones go up 1%. Motorcycles fall 0.8%, but the bicycle up that same percentage. In terms of the price of transport, the flight national grow 3.7%, while the international plummet 11.9% by the closing of borders. The most significant rise in the experience travel by sea, which rise more than 8%. The train tickets go up by 0.9%, as the price of traveling by taxi. The metro tickets also have a significant price rise, up 2.4%.
-Communications . The prices of services and equipment telefónía mobile decreased by more than 5%. On the contrary, the post increased its price by 1.4%.
Leisure and Culture . As with the flights, tour packages national is that more price rises, 10.8%, while international packages dropped 1.8%. In this category highlights the fall of prices of the items for sport, they do it in 4.7%. Also the price of cinemas, theatres and concert halls, which were closed during the alarm state and which now become half-hearted, with a fall of 3.8%. The museums, libraries and zoos also fall in price by 1,1%. That more price rises are the accessories for information processing equipment, which makes it 10.6%. It also highlights the rise of the products of drawing, which make it in 2.6%.
-Education . This section has barely changed in the year so far. Just falls education not defined by level in a mild 0,1%.
-Restaurants, cafes and hotels . The price of the restaurants and cafes grows a 1%, and the food to carry, which has had an important growth in the consumption, it does so in 1.3%. For their part, the hotels and hostels, despite the fact that many are doing promotions to attract summer demand, raise its price so far this year of 0.7%. In addition, the services of accommodation in other establishments raise its price by almost 10%.
-Other services . Jewelry and bisuterías were the products that rose the price, with a 8.7% increase. There are also insurance related to health and housing, which grew by 4.8 and 2.9%, respectively. In addition, the funeral services, the health care homes and hairdressing for men and children also went up in price. Among the products bear, are the travel articles (-6,5%), the baby (2.2%) and insurance of motor vehicles (-1,3%).
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