https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/eurostat-data/Recent content in Eurostat Data on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usFri, 23 Oct 2026 03:13:48 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/portuguese-clothing-prices-fall-again-as-sales-volumes-rise/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:13:48 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/portuguese-clothing-prices-fall-again-as-sales-volumes-rise/<h2 id="a-widening-gap-between-clothing-prices-and-the-headline-rate">A widening gap between clothing prices and the headline rate</h2> <p>Shoppers in Portugal continue to see clothing and footwear become cheaper in year-on-year terms, even as the cost of the average basket keeps climbing. According to the national consumer price index published by Statistics Portugal (INE), apparel prices were 1.2 per cent lower in August 2026 than a year earlier, matching the 1.2 per cent annual decline recorded in July. With headline inflation at 3.3 per cent, up from 3.0 per cent the previous month, clothing and footwear sat 4.5 percentage points below the general rate.</p>