コロンビア - インフレ率

The annual inflation rate in Colombia declined marginally to 3.84 percent in November 2019 from a near two-year high of 3.86 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 3.91 percent, as cost of food & non-alcoholic beverages slowed (6.43 percent vs 6.87 percent in October). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.10 percent, easing from a 0.16 percent gain in the prior month and below market forecasts of a 0.17 percent rise. Year-to-date, inflation stood at 3.54 percent, compared to 2.87 percent in the same period of 2018.

The annual inflation rate in Colombia rose to 3.86 percent in October 2019 from 3.82 percent in the previous month but below market expectations of 3.89 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since December 2017, as cost of food & non-alcoholic beverages increased further (6.87 percent vs 6.48 percent in September). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.16 percent, easing from a 0.23 percent gain in the prior month and below market forecasts of a 0.19 percent rise. Year-to-date, inflation stood at 3.43 percent, compared to 2.75 percent in the same period of 2018.

The annual inflation rate in Colombia rose to 3.82 percent in September 2019 from 3.75 percent in the previous month and above market expectations of 3.75 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since December last year, as prices of food and beverages increased to 6.48 percent from 6.42 percent in August. Meanwhile, cost slowed for information and communications (1.78 percent compared to 1.82 percent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.66 percent compared to 4.98 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.23 percent, after a 0.09 percent gain in the prior month, higher than market forecasts of a 0.16 percent rise. Year-to-date, inflation stood at 3.26 percent, compared to 2.63 percent in the same period of 2018.

The annual inflation rate in Colombia inched down to 3.75 percent in August 2019 from 3.79 percent in the prior month and below market expectations of 3.83 percent. It was the first decline in six months, as inflation for food and beverages declined to 4.98 percent from 5.17 percent in the previous month, falling for the second straight month. Meantime, prices for information and communications edged down to 1.82 percent from 1.83 percent in July. On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 0.09 percent, after increasing 0.22 percent in the previous month, also below expectations of 0.15 percent. Year-to-date, inflation stands at 3.03 percent, compared to 2.46 percent in 2018.

The annual inflation rate in Colombia climbed to 3.79 percent in July 2019 from 3.43 percent in the prior month to surpass market expectations of 3.71 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since December 2017, namely due to prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages (5.17 percent vs 5.22 percent) and information & communication (1.83 percent vs 0.07 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.22 percent, after increasing 0.27 percent in the previous month, also above expectations of 0.15 percent.

The annual inflation rate in Colombia edged up to 3.43 percent in June 2019 from 3.31 percent in the prior month to surpass market expectations of 3.38 percent. It was an 8-month high, as inflation for liquor & tobacco jumped to 5.2 percent (vs 5.1 percent). In contrast, inflation for communications declined to 0.1 percent from 1.9 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.27 percent, after increasing 0.31 percent in the previous month.