The consumer price index (CPI) rose in October to 1.8% year-on-year, three tenths more than the previous month, due to the increase in the cost of electricity and gas and fuels and lubricants, while food and beverages did not alcoholic beverages rose one tenth, up to 1.9%.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) confirmed this Thursday the data advanced two weeks ago, as well as the underlying inflation rate (without energy or unprocessed food), which stood at 2.5% year-on-year, one tenth per cent. above that of September.
The group that stood out the most for its influence on the increase in the annual rate was housing, with an annual variation of 4.2%, 1.3 points above that of last month, due to the rise in house prices. electricity and gas, compared to the decrease in the same month of 2023.
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