Inflation stood at 3.4% in the Basque Country in March and 3.5% in Navarre as a result of the price of oil

Prices continue to rise in Hego Euskal Herria as a result of the oil crisis. In the Basque Country, prices have risen from March last year to March last year by 3.4%, 1.1% more thaninthe same period of the previous year.  Bizkaia, where the year-on-year rate has risen to 3.7% and Araban to 3.5%.

Withregard to Navarre, the National Institute of Statistics has reported year-on-year inflation of 3.5%, 1.2% more than last year.

In the State as a whole, the CPI rose 1.1% in March compared to February and 3.4% compared to the same month of the previous year.

According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in March the most expensive sectors were clothing and footwear (7.9%) and transport (4.3%).

Diesel prices rise 17.9% year-on-year

In March, the largest increase was in diesel, which grew by 17.9 per cent in year-on-year rates, compared to 4.7 per cent in the previous month, while petrol fell by 6.1 per cent in February and rose by 4.8 per cent in March.

Eggs and veal, the most expensive foods in March

There have also been significant increases in the food sector, such as the increase in eggs by 21.2% and beef by 13.7%.