Chile's producer prices rose 12.9% year-over-year in February 2026, easing from 14.2% in January. Mining prices increased at the fastest pace, up 25.1% from a year earlier, driven by copper prices rising 25.3%. Utilities prices also rose 3.6%. In contrast, manufacturing recorded deflation, with prices down 1.5%. On a monthly basis, the PPI fell 2.0%, bringing the year-to-date decline to 1.4%. Mining drove the drop with a 2.9% decrease, followed by utilities at 1.8%. Copper was the main driver, falling 3.4%. source: National Institute of Statistics, Chile

Producer Prices in Chile increased 12.90 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Chile averaged 3.31 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 38.90 percent in January of 2010 and a record low of -13.21 percent in July of 2012. This page provides - Chile Producer Prices Change - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Chile Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Producer Prices in Chile increased 12.90 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Chile is expected to be 4.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Chile Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 4.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-24 12:00 PM
PPI YoY
Jan 14.2% 12.8% 12.0%
2026-03-24 12:00 PM
PPI YoY
Feb 12.9% 14.2% 16.0%
2026-04-24 12:00 PM
PPI YoY
Mar 12.9% 4.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 109.70 109.71 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 108.32 108.21 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate 2.47 2.71 percent Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 0.70 percent Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 101.36 101.23 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 4.20 4.10 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 2.80 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.00 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 202.61 206.65 points Feb 2026
PPI YoY 12.90 14.20 percent Feb 2026


Chile Producer Prices Change
In Chile, the Producer Price Index measures the average change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
12.90 14.20 38.90 -13.21 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
2019=100, NSA

News Stream
Chile Producer Inflation Eases in February
Chile's producer prices rose 12.9% year-over-year in February 2026, easing from 14.2% in January. Mining prices increased at the fastest pace, up 25.1% from a year earlier, driven by copper prices rising 25.3%. Utilities prices also rose 3.6%. In contrast, manufacturing recorded deflation, with prices down 1.5%. On a monthly basis, the PPI fell 2.0%, bringing the year-to-date decline to 1.4%. Mining drove the drop with a 2.9% decrease, followed by utilities at 1.8%. Copper was the main driver, falling 3.4%.
2026-03-24
Chile’s Producer Prices Surge in January
Chile’s producer prices rose 14.2% year-over-year in January 2026, the fastest pace since July 2024, accelerating from 12.8% in December. Mining led the surge with a 27.8% annual gain (up from 22.8%), while utilities rose more moderately at 6% (down from 11.5%). Manufacturing deflation deepened to -2.6%, worsening from -0.8% the prior month. On a monthly basis, the PPI climbed 3.5% in January, driven largely by mining (6.8%). In contrast, electricity, gas, and water distribution, along with manufacturing, each fell 0.8% month-over-month. Copper (7.0%) contributed the most to the monthly increase.
2026-02-24
Chile Producer Inflation Highest Since 2024
Producer prices in Chile rose by 12.8% year-on-year in December 2025, marking the fastest increase since July 2024 and accelerating from an 8.9% rise in November. Prices increased more sharply in mining (22.8% versus 14.6%) and utilities (11.5% versus 11.1%) while manufacturing cost continued to decline (-0.8% versus -0.1%). Compared to the previous month, producer prices increased by 3.8%, primarily driven by the mining sector (6.9% versus -1.3%), particularly due to a 7% increase in copper prices. Additionally, prices sped up for manufacturing (0.1% versus -0.7%), supported by the manufacture of other fabricated metal products (4.6% versus -2.3%), while utilities inflation slowed (0.6% versus 1%), mainly due to a deceleration in water collection, treatment, and distribution prices (1.5% versus 4.7%).
2026-01-23