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The IPCA-15 rose 0.64% in March, compared to 1.23% the previous month

Indicator stands at 0.64% in the month; tomatoes (12.57%) and ground coffee (8.53%) boosted food at home The post With a rise of 19.44%, chicken eggs pressured IPCA-15 in March appeared first on Monitor Mercantil.

The country's previous official inflation, measured by the IPCA-15 (Broad National Consumer Price Index 15), slowed to 0.64% in March, after registering 1.23% in February, according to data released this Thursday (27) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The result was below financial market projections. In the 12-month cumulative period, however, the IPCA-15 accelerated to 5.26%, up from 4.96% registered up to February…

Considering the inflation preview, the IPCA-15 (Broad National Consumer Price Index 15) slowed to 0.64 in March. The rate recorded in February had been 1.23% – an increase of 0.59 percentage points. The IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) released the result this Thursday (March 27, 2025). Here is the full report (PDF – 264 kB). Registration form free alerts from Poder360 I agree to the terms of the LGPD. Subscribe Subscribe …

The IPCA-15, the index used by the institute for monitoring, closed the month at 0.64%