This was the seventh consecutive week that the price of the essential food basket increased, reaching its highest value since monitoring began in 2022.
Food basket exceeds 260 euros and reaches a new high
Wednesday, 22 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.
