Peru Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

1.65

Units In

1.28

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 03, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12,377.32 Aug 1990	-1.11 Feb 2002	245.43 %	1970-2025	N/A

In Peru, the most important categories in the CPI basket are Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (25.7 percent of the total weight); Transportation (12.6 percent) and Restaurants and Hotels (11.9 percent). Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels account for 9.2 percent and Education for 9.1 percent. Others include: Miscellaneous Goods and Services (6.8 percent); Furniture and Household Equipment and Conservation (5.7 percent); Clothing and Footwear (5.5 percent); Leisure and Culture (5.4 percent); Communications (4.3 percent); Health Care (3.4 percent) and Alcoholic Beverages, Narcotics and Tobacco (1.2 percent). The CPI index has a base of 100 as of 2009. The index tracks the metropolitan area of Lima.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Peru's capital, Lima, rose to 1.65% in April 2025, from a 6-1/2-year low of 1.28% in March, marking the first acceleration in five months. Still, the April figure remained within the central bank’s target range of 1-3% for the 13th month in a row. Main upward pressure came from prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages (0.97% vs -0.82% in March); recreation & culture (2.90% vs 2.77%) and miscellaneous goods & services (2.57% vs 2.53%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.32% in April, slowing from a 0.81% rise in the previous month.