Posted 11/05/2018 11: 36: 29CET
MADRID, May 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The price of automobiles increased by 0.9% in the interannual rate during the month of April, despite the fact that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased one tenth, to 1.1%, due to the reduction in the cost of the packages tourist and gas.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the CPI of cars sold in Spain in the fourth month of the year remained unchanged in the monthly comparison and shows a slight increase of one tenth since the beginning of the year.
On the other hand, motorcycles increased by 1.6% in the year-on-year comparison in April and experienced an increase of 0.5% compared to March. Since the beginning of the current year, 0.7%.
In addition, spare parts and accessories for vehicles experienced an increase of 1.7% in annual rate in the past month but remained stable in the monthly, with a rise of 0.8% so far in the year.
Fuels and lubricants for vehicles registered an increase of 3.9% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, with an increase of 3.1% compared to January and an increase of 2.7% since it began 2018.
Likewise, the price of vehicle maintenance and repair services rose by 1.8% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, with an increase of one tenth compared to March and eight tenths so far this year.
Finally, other services related to vehicles closed April with an annual increase of 0.7%. On the other hand, the monthly comparison remains stable and the cumulative yields a rise of 0.7%.