El Salvador Inflation Rate at 14-Month High
2025-11-11 02:58
By
Chusnul Chotimah
1 min. read
Consumer prices in El Salvador rose 0.94% year-over-year in October 2025, following a 0.36% increase in September, marking the second consecutive month of inflation.
It was the highest inflation since August 2024, led by food and alcoholic beverages, which rose 1.41%, the largest increase in 13 months (compared with 0.53% in September).
Additional upward pressure came from restaurants and hotels (3.41% vs 3.17%), healthcare (1.88% vs 1.78%), and housing and utilities (1.68% vs 1.78%).
By contrast, costs continued to decline for transport (-2.02% vs -4.29%), clothing and footwear (-0.72% vs -0.57%), household goods (-0.60% vs -0.67%), and communication (-0.36% vs -0.21%).
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.28% in October, following a 0.06% increase in September.