IPCA-15: prices rise 0.21% in April, still driven by food | Economy

The Broad National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) — considered the preview of the country’s official inflation — recorded a 0.21% increase in prices in Aprilreported this Friday (26) the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

The biggest influence again comes from the Food and beverages group, with an increase of 0.61% in the month and an impact of 0.13 percentage points (pp) on the general index.

With the results, the IPCA-15 accumulated 3.77% in the 12-month window.

Eight of the nine groups surveyed by IBGE had price increases in April. Only Transport had deflation in the month (-0.49%), with the main drop coming from airfare, which saw a decline of 12.2% and contributed -0.09 pp to the general index.

• Food and beverages: 0.61%;
• Housing: 0.07%;
• Household items: 0.03%;
• Clothing: 0.41%;
• Transport: -0.49%;
• Health and personal care: 0.78%;
• Personal expenses: 0.40%;
• Education: 0.05%;
• Communication: 0.17%.