IPCA-15 registers inflation of 0.44% in March, says IBGE.

THE National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15)The index, which measures the variation of the first 15 days of the month, showed inflation of 0.44% in March, below the 0.84% recorded in February, but above the 0.29% expected by the market. The data were released today (26) by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)In the year, the IPCA-15 (Brazilian consumer price index) accumulates an increase of 1.49%; in the last 12 months, 3.90%, below the 4.10% observed in the 12 months immediately preceding. In March 2025, the rate was 0.64%. All nine groups of products and services surveyed registered positive variation in March, with particular emphasis on the group… Food and drinks, with the largest variation (0.88%) and impact (0.19 pp), followed by Personal expenses (0.82% and 0.09 pp). The remaining groups ranged from 0.03% to Communication and the 0.47% of ClothingIn the group Food and drinks (0.88%), a meals at home It accelerated from 0.09% in February to 1.10% in March. Contributing to this result were the increases in açaí (29.95%), of Pinto beans (19.69%), of chicken egg (7.54%), of long-life milk (4.46%) and of meats (1.45%). On the downside, the following stand out: ground coffee (-1.76%) and the fruits (-1.31%). A eating out It went from 0.46% in February to 0.35% in March. A snack (0.31%) recorded a lower variation than that recorded in the previous month (0.62%), while the snack It increased from 0.28% to 0.50% during the same period.

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