Tag: IPCA inflation index

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 08:06 UTC

  Brazil's July inflation surprises and slows to 0.01%, and 6.5% in twelve months

  

  Brazil's Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) ended July at 0.01%, the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE) reported. This figure reflects a decrease compared to June (0.4%) with transport and personal expenses items, contributing for the reduction.

• Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:28 UTC

  Brazil's March inflation marks the steepest increase for the month since 2003

  

  Brazil’s rate of inflation in March picked up at the quickest pace in 11 years for that month, challenging the central bank’s plan to stop raising interest rates soon and complicating President Dilma Rousseff chances of re-election.

• Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 07:45 UTC

  Good signals from the Brazilian economy: inflation picks up in mid July

  

  Consumer prices in Brazil rose faster than expected in the month to mid-July on higher food costs, suggesting the central bank may have less room than previously believed to cut interest rates much further.