Feb 15 (Reuters) - Spanish consumer prices rose 5.9% in
the 12 months through January, up from 5.7% in the period
through December, final data released by the National Statistics
Institute, INE, showed on Wednesday.
The final reading was higher than the 5.8% flash estimate
released by INE two weeks ago. Analysts polled by Reuters saw
the 12-month inflation through January also at 5.8%.
Core inflation, which strips out volatile fresh food and
energy prices, was 7.5% year-on-year, up from 7.0% a month
before.
The 12-month European Union-harmonised price stood at 5.9%,
0.1 percentage point higher than the INE's previous estimate two
weeks ago.
(Reporting by Jakub Olesiuk, editing by Inti Landauro)
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