Food-flation in Spain: Cost of the average shopping basket has soared by 47% since Covid
Shoppers in Spanish supermarkets have had their wallets squeezed by nearly half since the Covid pandemic. A basic shopping basket is now 47% more expensive
Bars and restaurants in Spain see drink sales plummet after rising prices
BAR and restaurant customers are buying fewer drinks because of high prices according to a study by market analysts NielsenIQ. The firm says that beverage
Farmer strikes enter third week in Spain: Andalucia, Catalunya and the Balearics are among the targets for tractor road blocks
FARMER protests in Spain have entered their third week with roadblocks continuing to cause chaos on the nation’s roads. Protests show no sign of slowing
How the Red Sea crisis could bring yet ANOTHER period of inflation in Spain — just as surge in supermarket prices is beginning to slow
AS Yemen’s Houthi militants attack cargo vessels in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, experts warn that the disruption
How the Red Sea crisis could bring yet ANOTHER period of inflation in Spain — just as surge in supermarket prices is beginning to slow
AS Yemen’s Houthi militants attack cargo vessels in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, experts warn that the disruption
Record-breaking summer for Spain’s Costa del Sol as more than 6 million tourists spend over €8 billion between June and August
TOURIST records tumbled on the Costa del Sol during the high summer season of June, July, and August- both for visitors and the amount of
HANDS UP: Price of olive oil in Spain more than doubles in two years as supermarkets are accused of ‘speculation’
OLIVE oil prices continue on the rise as a bottle of Spain’s signature product is today 114.8% more expensive than it was in March 2021.
EXPLAINER: Why going back to school is such an expensive business in Spain
SEPTEMBER’S start of the new school year in Spain is dreaded by most youngsters after the long summer break, but there’s a different concern for
Food in Spain is over 10% more expensive than a year ago despite the country’s low inflation compared to other eurozone countries
FOOD and soft drinks in Spain are 10.8% more expensive than a year ago, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). Despite Spain
SMEs’ costs have soared near 30% in only the last two years
EXPENSES for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have increased by 27% in Spain in the last two years. SMEs costs’, on the rise since the
Spain’s speaker in Congress forced to back down after claiming ‘most of population has no problem paying rent’
THE SPEAKER in Spain’s Congress of Deputies has been forced to apologise after she controversially stated that ‘most of the population has no problem paying
Swedish stoppage: H&M workers bring shutters down on Spanish stores over pay and conditions
THE SALES MAY BE ON, but the stores are closed. That was what potential customers of Swedish clothing chain H&M found on Tuesday, as industrial
Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs
INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at
Spain’s inflation rate reaches lowest number in almost two years
INFLATION in Spain is at its lowest rate since July 2021 with core inflation- excluding food and fuel prices- down for the third consecutive month.
Families in need have to wait three months to get access to a food bank in Alicante
FAMILIES in need face a three-month wait before being granted access to a food bank in Alicante. Local NGO Colonia Requena has sent a letter
Trade unions in Spain sign deal with key employer groups for guaranteed wage rise of 10% over three years
A WAGE DEAL amounting to at least 10% rises in pay packets for many workers in Spain has been agreed between major employers associations and
Spanish supermarkets are NOT profiteering at the expense of households in Spain, according to new government report
THE debate on whether supermarkets in Spain are profiteering took a new turn after a government report blamed the problem on factors beyond Spanish borders.
Endesa announces huge first quarter profits even after paying ‘unjustified’ windfall tax
SPANISH energy company Endesa has announced a remarkable 76% surge in net profit for the first quarter of the year, defying the effects of Spain’s
Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year
The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and working unions have agreed to increase workers’ wages by 4% this year. Both sides have reached the
Inflation is what people worry about most in Spain- says survey
THE regular monthly 40dB barometer public opinion survey conducted for the El Pais newspaper and SER radio puts inflation as the biggest concern for people
Foods with reduced VAT become more expensive in March
Foods that had their VAT slashed in January have had a price hike in March. At the start of the year the Government decided to
Almost half of the beneficiaries of Malaga-based foodbank work full-time
A LOCAL food bank has reported that 47% of its users are full-time employees whose wage does not cover their basic needs. Malaga-based NGO Asaec
Mercadona to lower the price of 500 products until the end of the year
Mercadona has decided to slash the prices of 500 daily products from this April until the end of the year. The Spanish supermarket giant intends
Feeding the masses: Spain’s food price crisis
FIRST the good news: In Spain, at least, we can still find the food we want to buy. Over in the UK, a shortage of
ECB boss brings little cheer for people in Spain on variable-rate mortgages
THE president of the European Central Bank(ECB) has offered little respite for over four-million households in Spain that are struggling to pay their variable-rate mortgages.
Inflation rate in Spain is on the up again as electricity bills and food and drink get more expensive
Inflation is still stalking the Spanish economy as the latest data puts price increases from February last year at an annualised rate of 6.1%. This