The CPI remained at 2.3% year-on-year in Spain in February 2026, but the shopping basket remained above that reference. The definitive report from the National Institute of Statistics places the 3.2% increase in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices compared to the same month of the previous year.
Within that group, several basic products registered much more intense increases during the last twelve months. Some essential foods reached increases of up to 30%, with eggs at the head of that rebound.
The eggs head the increases
The cited data place eggs as the product with the highest price increase, with increases close to 30% in the last year. Significant increases also appear in vegetables and greens, in addition to rises in green legumes, tropical fruits and coffee, all of them above the general average.
The price increase of some basic foods reached peaks of up to 30%, a notable difference compared to general inflation. That gap reinforces the pressure on households' daily spending, especially on frequently purchased products.
Production costs, climate and external tension
Among the factors cited to explain this evolution are higher production and supply costs. This block includes fertilizers, energy, and transport, which continue to have weight in the formation of the final price.
To that are added adverse weather conditions and global shocks that can reduce harvests or raise logistical costs. In imported products, such as coffee or tropical fruits, pressures in international markets also have an influence.
The external context remains under surveillance. The article frames this situation within an international scenario in which the war in Iran appears as an element with possible impact on prices.
Some categories moderated their evolution
Not all groups maintained the same upward intensity. In recent periods, some categories moderated their prices and even registered decreases in certain months, as occurred with oils and other specific products.
The rising cost of food remained above the general CPI, although part of the basket showed signs of containment in recent months. That irregular evolution reflects that the pressure is not distributed equally among all products.
A phenomenon that goes beyond Spain
The behavior of prices is also situated within a European framework in which consumer expectations indicate that the shopping basket will continue to rise faster than general inflation in several countries of the European Union.
The National Statistics Institute periodically publishes the detail of the CPI and refers to the consumer price bulletin of February 2026 available on its official website.