Turning on the light, putting on the dishwasher or refilling the car tank is much more expensive today than a year ago but, above all,
more expensive than before
the COVID-19
pandemic broke out
.
Prices have risen by 5.4% in the last twelve months and by
4.5% since October 2019
, when the country was at the gates of the entry of the covid-19.
According to the evolution of
the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) published this Friday by the INE, the base effect of comparing 2021 prices with 2020 prices that had fallen due to the collapse of consumption derived from covid-19 does not apply to all goods and services.
Many have also risen considerably compared to 2019.
In fact,
only 18% of the
price
increase
that has occurred in Spain in the last year
is due to this comparative effect
, that is, to the fact that prices had to recover due to the drop experienced during the pandemic.
The
electricity
is the best example.
It is the asset that has become more expensive, 62.8% in year-on-year terms, and, in addition, it is today 54% more expensive than two years ago, as can be seen by observing the index.
This comparison effect can be seen in the case of
liquid fuels
, since although they are now 57.1% more expensive than a year ago, the increase compared to the same month in 2019 is much more moderate, around 5 %, due to the evolution of oil prices.
These two elements (
electricity and fuels
) are precisely those that registered the highest price increase in the last year, followed by
other edible oils
(+ 33.6%),
butane and propane
(+ 33.4%),
diesel
(+ 30.5%) and
gasoline
(+ 26.5%).
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The
shopping basket
has also become substantially more expensive.
Families have to pay
26% more for olive oil
, 10.7% more for
soft drinks
,
margarine is
7.7% more expensive,
sheep and goat
meat
has risen 7%, and
pasta and couscous
are 7% more expensive.
Activities related to
leisure
, which suffered a drop in prices last year due to administrative restrictions derived from the covid, are now rising due to the comparison effect:
tourist packages
are more expensive by 8%; the
museums
and libraries, 6%; and
hotels
and other accommodation services have increased prices by 17.6%.
The families will only find
cheaper
a not very wide group of products and services, in which the
tolls
and public car parks stand out, whose prices have dropped by 22.4%;
the
mobile phone equipment
, which have fallen by 7%;
the
juices of fruits and vegetables
, now 4.4% cheaper;
domestic
flights
, which due to the drop in demand have fallen by 3.5%;
and
games and hobbies
, which are now 2.5% cheaper.
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