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Fashion pulse: China — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Clothing prices in China rose +1.5 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), just above the +1.2 percent headline rate. Unlike most European markets, where clothing inflation runs below the overall index, Chinese fashion inflation sits modestly above headline — a pattern it...

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Fashion pulse: Ireland — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Headline CPI in Ireland edged up to +3.7 percent year-on-year in April 2026 from +3.6 percent in March, per Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO). Clothing and footwear stayed among the largest-increase divisions, running in high single digits at around plus 8 percent year-on-year per the CSO, easing modestly from a...

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Fashion pulse: Türkiye — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Headline annual inflation in Türkiye accelerated to plus 32.37 percent in April 2026 from plus 30.87 percent in March, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) — reversing the recent disinflation, led by energy and food. Even after the uptick, inflation remains far below the peaks of the 2022 to 2024...

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Fashion pulse: United Kingdom — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) UK headline CPI eased to +2.8 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from plus 3.3 percent in March — the lowest reading since March 2025 and a 50 basis-point single-month moderation. The Bank of England targets headline CPI at 2 percent, so April sits 80 basis points above...

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Fashion pulse: Belgium — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Belgian headline CPI jumped to +4.01 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Belgium's national statistics office StatBel, up sharply from plus 1.65 percent in March — but the leap was overwhelmingly an energy base effect, not a broad-based surge. Housing and energy prices swung from minus 3.0 percent in March to plus 3.0...

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Fashion pulse: Finland — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Finnish national CPI rose to +1.5 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), up from +1.3 percent in March, with monthly inflation at +0.1 percent. The harmonised HICP — the index underlying the European Central Bank's euro-area 2 percent target — eased to +2.4 percent in April from +2.5...

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Fashion pulse: Norway — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Norwegian headline CPI eased to +3.4 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Statistics Norway (SSB), down from +3.6 percent in March. The core measure CPI-ATE — adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy — moved the other way, accelerating to +3.2 percent in April from +3.0 percent in March, so underlying price...

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Fashion pulse: Sweden — April 2026

Consumer prices (April) Swedish headline CPI fell to −0.1 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Statistics Sweden (SCB), down from +0.5 percent in March — the first annual decline in consumer prices since April 2020. The Riksbank's target measure, CPIF (fixed mortgage rates), eased to +0.8 percent in April from +1.6 percent in March — the...

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Fashion pulse: Denmark — April 2026

Consumer prices Danish headline CPI ticked up to +1.4 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Statistics Denmark (DST), from +1.2 percent in March — a modest acceleration. The main driver was transport, where prices accelerated to +3.3 percent in April from +2.2 percent in March on higher global fuel costs; housing and energy were essentially...

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Fashion pulse France - April 2026

Consumer prices French headline CPI rose to +2.2 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per France's national statistics office INSEE, up from +1.7 percent in March — a 50 basis-point acceleration. The harmonised HICP rose to +2.5 percent in April from +2.0 percent in March per INSEE's Informations Rapides 115 (13 May 2026) — a 50 basis-point...

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Fashion pulse Spain - April 2026

Consumer prices Spanish headline CPI eased to +3.2 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Spain's national statistics office INE, down two tenths from +3.4 percent in March. Core inflation excluding unprocessed food and energy decelerated to +2.8 percent from +2.9 percent in March, indicating the disinflation is broad-based rather than purely...

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Fashion pulse Italy - April 2026

Consumer prices Italian headline CPI accelerated to +2.7 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per Italy's national statistics institute ISTAT (NIC index), up from +1.7 percent in March — a one-percentage-point single-month jump. The harmonised HICP rose to +2.8 percent in April from +1.6 percent in March per the same ISTAT release (Eurostat's own...