Chile Producer Inflation Accelerates in July
2026-08-24 13:11
By
Larissa Caser
1 min. read
Chile’s producer inflation rose to 20.5% year-on-year in July 2026, from 19.7% in June, matching the rate recorded in May, which was the highest since August 2022.
Mining prices recorded the strongest gains, surging 34.7% after rising 32.5% in June, driven by faster growth in copper prices (35.3% vs 32.9%).
Manufacturing prices also accelerated, rising 6.5% from 5.5%.
Meanwhile, utility prices increased just 0.5%, slowing sharply from a 5.2% increase in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 1.9%, accelerating from a 0.6% increase in June.