Chile Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

3.4

Units In

4.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 05, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
746.3 Apr 1974	-3.4 Nov 2009	38.2 %	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.

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Chile’s annual inflation slowed to 3.4% in October 2025 from 4.4% in September, the lowest since May 2021. Prices fell for clothing and footwear (-3.0% vs -2.8%) and information and communication (-0.1% vs 0.4%). Increases eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.1% vs 4.9%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.6% vs 3.9%), housing and utilities (6.9% vs 9.8%), healthcare (4.2% vs 4.9%), education (5.2% vs 5.3%), and insurance and financial services (0.6% vs 2.0%). Inflation accelerated for household equipment and maintenance (0.9% vs 0.3%) and transport (0.8% vs 0.4%), and was steady for recreation, sports and culture (3.2%) and restaurants and lodging (6.6%). Month-on-month, prices were unchanged after rising 0.4% in September.