Uruguay Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

4.53

Units In

4.59

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 04, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
182.86 Jun 1968	-7.12 Feb 1950	29.62 %	1938-2025	N/A

In Uruguay, the most important categories in the CPI basket are Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (26.1 percent of the total weight) and Housing (13.7 percent). Transportation accounts for 10.1 percent; Health care for 7.71 percent; Restaurants and Accommodation Services for 7.70 percent; Recreation and Culture for 6.5 percent. Others include: Miscellaneous Goods and Services (6.3 percent); Furniture and Household Conservation Items (5.7 percent); Clothing and Footwear (5.4 percent); Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics (4.3 percent); Communications (3.4 percent) and Education (3.1 percent). The CPI index has a base of 100 as of 2010.

Latest Updates

Uruguay’s annual inflation rate eased to 4.53% in July 2025, down from 4.59% in June.The slowdown was driven by weaker price increases in several categories, including housing and utilities (3.49% vs 4.22%), transport (2.14% vs 2.91%), recreation and culture (3.82% vs 4.59%), furniture and home articles (2.14% vs 2.91%), information and communication (5.1% vs 5.39%), education (7.39% vs 7.67%), and insurance and financial services (5.57% vs 7.04%). Clothing and footwear continued to register deflation (-0.81%), though at a slower pace than in June (-0.99%). In contrast, prices rose faster for food and non-alcoholic beverages (5.1% vs 4.18%), healthcare (6.55% vs 6.43%), restaurants and lodging (7.01% vs 6.97%), and personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods (4.63% vs 4.11%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.05%, slightly rebounding from the 0.09% deflation recorded in June.