Brazil Inflation Stays Above BCB Target

2025-05-09 13:04 By Heloisa Zanati 1 min. read

The annual inflation rate in Brazil rose to 5.53% in April 2025 from 5.48% in the previous month, the highest since February 2023, to remain above the Central Bank of Brazil's upper target of 4.5% for sixth consecutive month.

Consumer prices accelerated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.81% vs 7.68% in March), despite the Federal Government's removal of food tariffs in an attempt to tame inflation.

Inflation also rose for housing and utilities (4.00% vs 3.84%), other personal spending (5.75% vs 5.28%), household goods and repairs (2.49% vs 1.69%), and clothing (4.01% vs 3.53%).

On the other hand, inflation slowed for transportation (5.49% vs 6.05%).

From the previous month, the Brazilian CPI rose by 0.43%.



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