Chile Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

4.9

Units In

4.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 07, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
746.3 Apr 1974	-3.4 Nov 2009	38.55 %	1951-2025	N/A

In Chile, the main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (19 percent of the total weight); Transportation (14.5 percent) and Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels (13.8 percent). Education account for 8 percent; Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 7.2 percent and Furniture and Household Equipment and Conservation for 7 percent. Others include: Leisure and Culture (6.7 percent); Health (6.4 percent); Communications (5 percent); Clothing and Footwear (4.5 percent); Restaurants and Hotels (4.4 percent) and Alcoholic Beverages, Narcotics and Tobacco (3.3 percent). The national index has a base of 100 as of 2013. The CPI reflects the prices and spending patterns registered in the regional capitals and suburban areas of the fifteen regions of the country.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Chile rose for the second month to 4.9% in January 205, the steepest since October 2023, picking up from 4.5% in December. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.1% in January, following a 0.2% increase in December and surpassing market forecasts of a 0.9% advance. The most notable price increases were in housing and basic services (+2.7%), as well as in home equipment and maintenance (+1.7%), while prices decreased primarily for insurance and financial services (-1%). Core consumer prices ,which exclude food and energy, increased by 0.8%, following a 0.1% fall in December.