Lower electricity and gasoline prices slow the cost of living in March.

Lower electricity and fuel prices halted the upward trend in the cost of living in Catalonia in March. Thus, prices for consumer goods and services for families remained flat on average between February and March, according to data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). Specifically, last month in Catalonia the CPI did not budge, with a 0% increase compared to the previous month.

Compared to March of last year, the cost of living rose by 2.2%. In Spain, the year-on-year increase was one-tenth higher, at 2.



3%, while compared to February the rise was slightly positive, at 0.1%, as already reported. .

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