Data released today showed that Spanish inflation picked up from 2.9% in February to 3.2% in March. We think it is likely to increase further over the coming months due to base effects in energy inflation, higher VAT rates on energy and foods, and services firms hiking prices. Meanwhile, the tightness of the labour market suggests that inflation could stay above 2% over the next couple of years.
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