The annual inflation rate in Chile rose to 3 percent in December of 2020 from 2.7 percent in the previous month, mainly pushed up by higher prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages (7.6 percent vs 6.8 percent in November); furnishings (5.9 percent vs 4.7 percent); clothing & footwear (1.6 percent vs -3.3 percent) and recreation & culture (2.2 percent vs 0.7 percent). On the other hand, costs fell for transport (-1 percent vs 0.3 percent) and communications (-1.6 percent vs -1.8 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.3 percent, after decreasing 0.1 percent in the previous month. source: National Institute of Statistics, Chile
Inflation Rate in Chile averaged 40.39 percent from 1951 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 746.30 percent in April of 1974 and a record low of -3.40 percent in November of 2009. This page provides - Chile Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Chile Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2021.
Inflation Rate in Chile is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Inflation Rate in Chile to stand at 3.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Chile Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.