Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.06% in the month to mid-July 2026, slowing sharply from 0.41% in June and coming in below forecasts of 0.2%. The reading marked the lowest mid-month inflation rate since August 2025. Food and beverage prices provided the largest downward contribution, falling 0.66%. Food consumed at home dropped 1.14%, while food away from home accelerated to 0.55%. Housing was the main source of inflationary pressure, rising 0.97%, driven by a 3.03% increase in residential electricity prices following the introduction of the yellow tariff flag and regulated tariff adjustments in several cities. Transportation prices rose 0.11%, as an 11.7% jump in airfares more than offset lower fuel prices amid easing concerns over the Middle East oil supply crisis. Health and personal care costs increased 0.28%, led by higher personal hygiene product prices. The 12-month inflation rate eased to 4.52% from 4.58% in June. source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM in Brazil decreased to 0.06 percent in July from 0.41 percent in June of 2026. Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM in Brazil averaged 0.50 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.05 percent in December of 2002 and a record low of -0.73 percent in August of 2022. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM. Brazil Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM in Brazil decreased to 0.06 percent in July from 0.41 percent in June of 2026. Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM in Brazil is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-25 12:00 PM
IPCA mid-month CPI MoM
Jun 0.41% 0.62% 0.44% 0.4%
2026-07-28 12:00 PM
IPCA mid-month CPI MoM
Jul 0.06% 0.41% 0.20% 0.4%
2026-08-26 12:00 PM
IPCA mid-month CPI MoM
Aug 0.06% -0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 7652.37 7640.15 points Jun 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 12915.45 12834.59 points Jun 2026
CPI Transportation 7186.14 7173.94 points Jun 2026
Food Inflation 3.82 3.87 percent Jun 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.64 4.72 percent Jun 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.16 0.58 percent Jun 2026
IPCA mid-month CPI MoM 0.06 0.41 percent Jul 2026
IPCA mid-month CPI YoY 4.52 4.80 percent Jul 2026


Brazil Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.06 0.41 3.05 -0.73 2000 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Brazil Mid-Month Inflation Comes in Below Forecasts
Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.06% in the month to mid-July 2026, slowing sharply from 0.41% in June and coming in below forecasts of 0.2%. The reading marked the lowest mid-month inflation rate since August 2025. Food and beverage prices provided the largest downward contribution, falling 0.66%. Food consumed at home dropped 1.14%, while food away from home accelerated to 0.55%. Housing was the main source of inflationary pressure, rising 0.97%, driven by a 3.03% increase in residential electricity prices following the introduction of the yellow tariff flag and regulated tariff adjustments in several cities. Transportation prices rose 0.11%, as an 11.7% jump in airfares more than offset lower fuel prices amid easing concerns over the Middle East oil supply crisis. Health and personal care costs increased 0.28%, led by higher personal hygiene product prices. The 12-month inflation rate eased to 4.52% from 4.58% in June.
2026-07-28
Brazil Mid-Month Inflation Eases in June
Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.41% month-over-month in the month to mid-June 2026, slowing from 0.62% in mid-May and coming in slightly below forecasts of 0.44%. Cost of food and beverages eased to 0.74% from 1.38%, as prices of food consumed at home decelerated to 0.87% from 1.73%. Housing inflation also fell to 0.72% from 1.03% in May. In health and personal care, prices rose 0.47%, easing from 1.05% in the previous month. Transportation fell 0.03% after declining 0.33% in May, as lower fuel prices offset increases in airfares and public transportation. Regionally, Brasília posted the highest increase at 0.93%, driven by airfares and gasoline, while Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Salvador recorded the lowest readings at 0.28%. Mid-month inflation reached 3.45% year-to-date and 4.80% over the last 12 months.
2026-06-25
Brazil Mid-Month CPI Rises More Than Expected in May
Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.62% month-on-month in the first half of May 2026, slowing from 0.89% in April but exceeding forecasts of 0.53%. Among the nine categories surveyed, food and beverages posted the largest increase, rising 1.38%, with at-home food prices up 1.73%, led by potatoes (26.29%), tomatoes (12.97%), long-life milk (6.07%), and meat (1.98%). Housing costs rose 1.03%, mainly due to a 2.16% increase in residential electricity prices following the return of the yellow tariff flag. Health and personal care advanced 1.05% as pharmaceutical products climbed 1.25% after authorized medicine price adjustments. Transport was the only category to decline, falling 0.33%, as ethanol, diesel, and gasoline prices dropped. Regionally, Goiânia recorded the highest inflation rate at 1.41%, while Brasília posted the lowest at 0.33%. On an annual basis, prices increased 4.64%.
2026-05-27