Peru Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

1.35

Units In

1.36

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 02, 2025

Time to Release

0 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12,377.32 Aug 1990	-1.11 Feb 2002	243.24 %	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, was almost unchanged in November 2025 at 1.37%, compared to 1.35% in the previous month, remaining near the lower end of the central bank's target range of 1% to 3%. A modest rise in prices for recreation and culture (0.05%) was offset by faster increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.41%) and transportation (0.18%). Meanwhile, housing and utilities prices fell (-0.37%). On a monthly basis, the CPI in Lima edged up 0.11% in November, after edging up 0.01% in the previous month.