Rise in Spanish industrial prices slows in April on cheaper energy
May 26 (Reuters) - The rise in Spanish industrial prices calculated over a 12-month period slowed in April on cheaper energy, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Monday.
The industrial price index rose an annual 1.9% in April, down from a revised 4.6% increase in the 12 months through March, INE said.
Industrial prices fell 2.9% in April from March, driven by a 15.9% decline in electricity prices and a 7.3% contraction in refined oil products, INE said. The price of vegetable oils, mainly made from olives in Spain, fell 4%.
INE revised the year-on-year March price increase to 4.6% compared with an initial 4.9%.
Industrial price changes tend to anticipate consumer prices as companies eventually transfer most of their cost increases to customers, ultimately fuelling inflation.
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate remained at 2.2% in April from the period through March.
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