August's CPI in the province of Málaga stands at 4.3%, the highest figure since April 2023. Transport, with a rise of 10.6%, is the component that most drives up costs.
The province of Málaga closed August with a year-on-year inflation rate of 4.3%, the highest since April 2023, when the increase was 5%. This is reported by Diario Sur based on data published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In July, both Málaga and the rest of Spain were at 3.6%, so the August figure represents a seven-tenths acceleration in the case of Málaga.
The country has also worsened: its overall CPI reaches 4.3%, the worst record since February 2023, when it was 6%. Inflation has been above 3% since last February, far from the 2% target set by central banks. This deviation led the European Central Bank to raise interest rates last week, making mortgages more expensive.
The component that has most driven prices in Málaga is transport, with a year-on-year increase of 10.6% in August, compared to 6.6% in July. In Spain, the increase was 9.5%, also higher than the 6.2% of the previous month. Within this group, the use of personal vehicles, which includes fuel, has skyrocketed by 17.7% year-on-year, when in July it was 10.4%.
The rise in fuel prices originates from the price of a Brent barrel, which started August at around $90, fell to $80, and by mid-September was trading near $108. A year ago, it was below $70, so September's figures could be worse.
The group of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose by 4.6% in August in the province, compared to 4% in July. Electricity, gas and other fuels are 8.7% more expensive than a year ago, although in Spain the increase is greater (10.6%).
The shopping basket also saw a slight rise: food and non-alcoholic beverages increased from 1.9% in July to 2.4% in August. The INE attributes this increase to the prices of fruits and nuts, which fell less than in August 2025. Clothing accelerated its price drop to 4.2% (from 2.8% in July) due to summer sales, and footwear went from a 0.7% drop to a 1.4% decline.
Málaga is not the province with the highest price increases: Burgos (5.5%), Cantabria (5.1%) and Toledo (5%) are ahead. At the opposite end, Ceuta is the only territory with inflation below 3% (2.9%). By regions, Andalusia records 4%, slightly below the national average, while Cantabria (5.1%), Galicia (4.8%) and Castilla y León (4.7%) lead the increases.
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