Brazil Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

5.23

Units In

5.35

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 10, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6,821.31 Apr 1990	1.65 Dec 1998	298.19 %	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

Brazil’s annual inflation rate slowed to 5.23% in July 2025, the lowest in five months, from 5.35% in June and below market expectations of 5.33%. The slowdown was mainly driven by weaker price growth in transport (3.6% in July vs 5.11% in June), clothing (4.12% vs 4.68%), education (6.15% vs 6.21%), and communication (1.89% vs 2.16%). In contrast, inflation quickened for food and beverages (7.44% vs 6.66%), housing (5.44% vs 5.3%), healthcare (5.4% vs 5.16%), and personal expenses (6.07% vs 5.81%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.26% in July, slightly up from 0.24% in June, led by a 3.04% jump in household electricity while prices for clothing declined 0.54%. The central bank of Brazil kept interest rates at 15% in July to curb cost-of-living pressures, signaling the need to remain vigilant against above-target inflation and the lingering effects of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.