Spain is the fifth OECD country in which the price of energy rose the most in the final stretch of 2021

The

rose on average by

in the month of

-the last for which the Organization has released data this Tuesday-, with

being the

country that suffered a greater increase in energy prices, of the

compared to the same month of 2020.

Only four of the 38 states that make up the OECD were ahead:

, with an increase of 84.3%,

(+ 46.7%),

(+ 46.4%) and

(+40, 7%).

The rise in the price of energy in Spain far exceeds that

(25.9%) and also that of the

(27.5%).

It is also much higher than that suffered by neighboring countries such as

(22.1%),

(22%),

(30.9%) or

(14.1%), which is the European exception to the rise of prices.

Our country is thus among the five with the greatest problem of energy prices, despite the

to try to lower the electricity bill.

This position of Spain among the top five could be exceeded even when the OECD incorporates the inflation data for

, the month in which

, according to the data advanced by the INE that will be confirmed on Friday This week.

Highest price rise in the OECD since 1996

In general terms, prices climbed

in the average of the countries that make up the OECD,

and

registered a rebound in prices of

According to data at the end of November released this Tuesday by the Organization, the price increase that occurred in the OECD in November was

, with an especially high increase in the

, where prices increased by

In that country, given the high inflation, the

(the Fed, its central bank) has already warned that it would see "

if prices remain so high.

In the euro zone, prices stood at 5% in December, which closed the year 2021 with an average inflation of 2.6%.

For 2022, the institutions forecast an even higher average inflation, which could lead the

(ECB) to start considering a

as of 2023.

"We understand that rising prices are a concern for many people and

," said Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, this morning at the replacement ceremony at the top of the German Bundesbank.

"But

is

, which is critical to firmly anchoring inflation expectations and confidence in the currency," he added.

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