https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cuts to VAT on essential food products in Portugal have spurred many Spaniards in Galicia, Castilla y León and Extremadura to drive across the border to do their supermarket shopping. https://www.thelocal.es/20230420/people-in-spain-are-driving-to-portugal-for-cheaper-grocery-shopping Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:44:36 +0200 people-in-spain-are-driving-to-portugal-for-cheaper-grocery-shopping Thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid on Thursday to demand higher wages to cope with soaring inflation and energy costs. https://www.thelocal.es/20221104/thousands-rally-in-spains-capital-for-pay-hikes-as-living-costs-soar Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:29:46 +0100 thousands-rally-in-spains-capital-for-pay-hikes-as-living-costs-soar Eurostat data reveals that Spain is the major EU economy where people are having to deal with the biggest rise in prices, from electricity and fuel, to food and travel costs.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220822/electricity-hotels-flights-how-spains-rise-in-cost-of-living-is-more-dramatic Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:59:57 +0200 electricity-hotels-flights-how-spains-rise-in-cost-of-living-is-more-dramatic With everything from food to electricity becoming more expensive, people in Spain will spend on average €1,100 more on daily costs in 2022 than the previous year. Here are some top tips for tightening your belt as inflation bites. https://www.thelocal.es/20220801/rising-inflation-in-spain-six-cost-cutting-ways-to-fight-it Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:53:40 +0200 rising-inflation-in-spain-six-cost-cutting-ways-to-fight-it Inflation in Spain in July reached 10.8 percent, its highest level in 38 years, fuelled by runaway food and energy prices, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220729/spains-july-inflation-rate-reaches-new-38-year-high Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:38:32 +0200 spains-july-inflation-rate-reaches-new-38-year-high Spanish inflation has surged to a near 37-year high due to sky-high energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, official data showed Wednesday, adding pressure to the government. https://www.thelocal.es/20220330/soaring-energy-prices-push-inflation-in-spain-up-to-37-year-high Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:53:12 +0200 soaring-energy-prices-push-inflation-in-spain-up-to-37-year-high Spanish inflation accelerated in November to its highest level in nearly three decades on the back of rising food and gas prices, official data showed Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20211129/spains-inflation-soars-to-29-year-high Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:10:12 +0100 spains-inflation-soars-to-29-year-high Consumer prices in Spain dropped by 1.5 percent year-on-year in January, official data showed on Friday, their seventh straight month in negative territory, after falling 1.1 percent in December. https://www.thelocal.es/20150213/spanish-consumer-prices-accelerate-fall-in-january Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:46:00 +0100 spanish-consumer-prices-accelerate-fall-in-january Consumer prices in Spain declined in November for the fifth month running, official data confirmed on Friday, fuelling growing concerns over slowing inflation in the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.es/20141212/falling-spanish-prices-spark-deflation-fears Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:40:07 +0100 falling-spanish-prices-spark-deflation-fears Spain reported on Tuesday the steepest slide in consumer prices in nearly five years, a potentially worrying development as the eurozone combats the threat of a deflationary spiral which could kill of Spain's recovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20140813/spain-reports-sharpest-price-drop-in-five-years Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:40:00 +0200 spain-reports-sharpest-price-drop-in-five-years Spain's inflation rate fell to zero in June, official data showed on Friday, as the eurozone battled to fend off the threat of a damaging deflationary spiral. https://www.thelocal.es/20140711/confirmed-spains-inflation-at-zero Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:33:04 +0200 confirmed-spains-inflation-at-zero Spain reported Friday a zero-percent annual inflation rate in June, even as the European Central Bank fights off a deflationary threat hanging over the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20140627/zero-inflation Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:21:46 +0200 zero-inflation Spain on Friday reported a feeble increase in consumer prices in May as the eurozone struggled with the spectre of an economically damaging deflationary spiral. https://www.thelocal.es/20140530/spain-reports-weak-inflation-in-may Fri, 30 May 2014 14:44:15 +0200 spain-reports-weak-inflation-in-may Spanish consumer prices edged only slightly higher in December, official data showed on Wednesday, as the spectre of deflation hovered over the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.es/20140115/spains-super-low-inflation-fuels-deflation-fears Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:27:00 +0100 spains-super-low-inflation-fuels-deflation-fears Spanish inflation slowed to zero in October, official data showed, in line with falling rates around Europe which have raised the risk of deflation that could threaten economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/spain-inflation-hits-zero-for-first-time-in-four-years Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:31:00 +0100 spain-inflation-hits-zero-for-first-time-in-four-years Spain reported on Monday a fall in annual inflation in April as energy costs tumbled and demand dried up in the recession-hit economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130430/falling-prices-keep-lid-on-spanish-inflation Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:29:00 +0200 falling-prices-keep-lid-on-spanish-inflation Spanish inflation eased to 2.6 percent in March on a 12-month basis from 2.9 percent in February, mainly owing to lower prices for motor fuels, figures published on Friday by the national statistics institute INE showed. https://www.thelocal.es/20130412/inflation-eases-on-back-of-cheaper-fuel Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:28:59 +0200 inflation-eases-on-back-of-cheaper-fuel Spanish inflation eased in March owing mostly to lower fuel costs, official figures showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130327/inflation-slows-on-back-of-lower-fuel-costs Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:34:00 +0100 inflation-slows-on-back-of-lower-fuel-costs