Brazil’s inflation slows in March, but annual rate remains under pressure

Brazil Faces Persistent Inflation as Food Prices and Policy Challenges Mount

Brazil’s inflation rate, measured by the IPCA index, rose 0.56% in March 2025, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). While this marks a slowdown from February’s 1.31%, the annual inflation rate climbed to 5.48%, exceeding the Central Bank’s target of 3% with a tolerance range of ±1.5 percentage points. […]

Brazil’s inflation slows in March, but annual rate remains under pressure

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s inflation slowed in March, in line with expectations, but the 12-month reading remained under pressure amid rising food prices, official data showed on Friday. Consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index rose 0.56% in March, matching the median forecast of economists polled by Reuters. The increase followed a 1.31% rise in February and was the biggest for the month of March since 2023, according to stati…

According to Luciano Rostagno, although March inflation slowed down at the margin, the reading of its openings indicates that there are still significant inflationary pressures. The post Assessment of the 0.56% inflation in March 2025 appeared first on Monitor Mercantil.

MADRID, 11 (EUROPA PRESS) Brazil's Minister of Labour and Employment, Luiz Marinho, celebrated the inflation data of March, released this Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), despite the increase of the IPC annual hast of 5,48%. Specifically, the minister has valued the fall of [...] The entry The Brazilian government celebrates the inflation data: "Things are starting to fit" appears first in Forbes Spain.

In the last twelve the consumer price index rose 5.48%

The 0.56% increase recorded by the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) in March was the highest result for the month since 2023, when it had risen 0.71%, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). As of March 2024, the rate had been 0.16%. As a result, the 12-month accumulated rate accelerated for the second consecutive month, from 5.06% in February 2025 to 5.48% in March 2025. The 12-month rate is the highes…