Chile’s Inflation Rises to 4.9% in March Amid Sector Price Volatility

Chile’s Inflation Rises to 4.9% in March Amid Sector Price Volatility

Chile’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.5% in March, pushing annual inflation to 4.9%, according to the National Institute of Statistics. This rise matched market expectations and highlighted significant price shifts across key sectors, with nine out of thirteen divisions contributing positively to the monthly variation and four showing declines. Food and non-alcoholic beverages […]

Inflation in Chile has shown an increasing trend over the past year, with a cumulative increase of 2%, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In year-on-year terms, the variation reached 4.9%, reflecting an increase in the prices of goods and services in the last 12 months. During March, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.5%, with food and non-alcoholic beverages being the main responsible for this increase, with 1.2…

Inflation in Chile grew as expected in March 2025. Image by PLLANCAO in Pixabay The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported this Tuesday that inflation in Chile rose 0.5% in March, in line with market expectations. The above, brought the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the months to 4,9 %. In February, the indicator had been located at 4,7 %. The underlying CPI, which excludes food and energy, advanced 0.4% per month compared to the estima…

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) again suffered a remarkable increase during the last month of March. The remarkable increase in basic foods did not go unnoticed by Chilean families, the main ones affected. With an increase of 0.5% per month, the current amount accumulated from the CPI until the end of March reaches 2.0%. While, during the last 12 months it is already found at 4.9%, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Hit in t…

In its March Bulletin, the Association for the Promotion of Welfare, APROB, highlights: The CPI of March has not yet aligned with the trend expectations. The monthly increase of 0.5%, accumulating 2.0% in the year and 4.9% to twelve months is still higher than the expectations of inflation 2025 that is [...] The entry Aprob: The scopes of the reduction of fertility rate in Chile was first published in Desenfoque.cl.

Inflation in Chile scaled two tenths in March and reached 4.9% year-on-year ...