Chile: Inflation accelerates in April from March
Latest reading: Consumer prices increased 4.0% on a year-on-year basis in April, following a 2.8% rise in the prior month. April’s reading was the strongest since September 2025 and hit the top of the Central Bank’s 2.0–4.0% target range.
Relative to the prior month’s data, there were higher price pressures for food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.6% on a year-on-year basis vs +3.5% in March), housing, utilities and fuel (+3.4% vs +2.9% in March) and transportation (+9.5% vs +1.3% in March).
Meanwhile, core consumer prices increased 2.8% on a year-on-year basis in April, following a 2.9% increase in the previous month.
Lastly, consumer prices were up 1.29% in April on a month-on-month basis, following a 0.96% increase in the prior month.