Spain's consumer price inflation rate was higher than expected in September, numbers from INE showed on Wednesday.
The consumer price index increased by 3.0% in September from a year earlier, picking up speed from 2.7% in August and topping the preliminary reading, which showed growth of 2.9%.
On-month, consumer prices declined 0.3% in September, a reading upwardly revised from an initially reported 0.4% decline. In August, prices were flat from July.
On a harmonised basis, allowing for EU-wide comparison, the annual consumer price inflation was 3.0%, confirming the preliminary reading. It accelerated from 2.7% in August.
Monthly, the harmonised CPI rose 0.2% in September, after being flat in August. The monthly harmonised reading topped the preliminary report, which had showed prices rose 0.1% last month.