The annual CPI stands at 5.5% in Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha, the regions with the highest price increases in September, according to the INE. In the year-to-date, the Balearic Islands lead the rise with 4.5%.
Prices rose by 5.5% in Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha in September compared to the same month in 2025, the highest annual rates among the autonomous communities, according to data published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), as reported by Infobae.
They are followed by Cantabria and Castilla y León, with 5.4%; Extremadura, Madrid, and Navarra, with 5.3%; Baleares, with 5.1%; and Murcia and Basque Country, with 5%.
Below 5% are Valencian Community (4.8%), Andalusia (4.7%), Melilla and La Rioja (4.6%), Asturias and Catalonia (4.5%), Aragon and Canary Islands (4.4%), and Ceuta (3.1%).
In the monthly variation, prices increased by 0.9% in Madrid, 0.7% in Extremadura, and 0.5% in Castilla-La Mancha. On the other hand, Cantabria recorded a decrease of 0.4% and Asturias of 0.2%, while Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla showed no change.
So far this year, the accumulated inflation reaches 4.5% in Baleares and 4.3% in Galicia, the largest increases. At the other end, Ceuta accumulates 2.1%, Canary Islands 2.6%, and Melilla 2.7%.
The data published by the INE allows for a comparison of price developments between territories and anticipates the impact on household budgets and business costs. The next reference will be the CPI for October, which the statistical agency will announce in mid-next month.

