Brazil Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

5.06

Units In

4.56

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 11, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6,821.31 Apr 1990	1.65 Dec 1998	300.94 %	1980-2025	N/A

In Brazil, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. The most important categories of the index are: Food and beverages (26 percent of the total weight); transport (18 percent); housing (15 percent); health care (12 percent); and personal expenses (11 percent). Also, clothing accounts for 6 percent; education for 5 percent; household goods for 4 percent; and communication for 4 percent. Data is collected in the Metropolitan Areas of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Belém, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador and Curitiba and in the cities of Goiânia and Brasília.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Brazil surged to 5.06% in February of 2025 from 4.56% in the previous month, the highest since September of 2023, and ahead of market expectations of 5%. The increase took place despite public extend the rate's departure from the Central Bank of Brazil's upper threshold tolerance of 4.5%, limiting the room for a less-hawkish reaction to the slowdown in GDP growth. Consumer prices rebounded for housing and utilities (3.78% vs -0.36% in January) amid a softer impact from temporary credits on electricity bills by the government, which drove power costs to rebound sharply (0.33% vs -13.98%). Inflation also accelerated for food and beverages (7.25% vs 7%), clothing (2.95% vs 2.49%), and household maintenance goods and services (1.51% vs 0.99%). On the other hand, transportation inflation slowed slightly (5.21% vs 5.32%). From the previous month, consumer prices rose by 1.3%.