Brazil’s consumer price index IPCA-15 reaches 0.95% in March -IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The broad National Consumer Price Index – 15 (IPCA-15) recorded a high of 0.95% in March, after rising 0.99% in February, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) announced Friday morning. This is the highest deviation for the month of March since 2015 (1.24%).
The result was within the estimates of financial market analysts surveyed by Projeções Broadcast, who had expected a peak of 0.72% to 1.07% but exceeded the median of estimates, which pointed to a peak of 0.86%. A Reuters poll of economists showed a peak of 0.87% for the period.
With the result now announced, the IPCA-15 has posted a 2.54% increase this year, according to IBGE data. The 12-month rate was 10.79%. Forecasts ranged from 10.53% to 10.90%, with a median of 10.69%.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 172,457.76 | +0.66% | +9.73% | 171,324.31 | — | — | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.67 | +0.45% | +7.09% | 5.64 | 5.67 | 5.63 | — |
| SELIC | 13.75% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 45.30 | +0.00% | +39.43% | 45.30 | 45.30 | — | — |
| VALE3 | 63.50 | +0.00% | -3.30% | 63.50 | 63.50 | — | — |
| ITUB4 | 42.27 | +0.00% | +7.66% | 42.27 | 42.27 | — | — |
| BBDC4 | 14.52 | +0.00% | -25.46% | 14.52 | 14.52 | — | — |
| BBAS3 | 15.10 | +0.00% | -32.89% | 15.10 | 15.10 | — | — |
| B3SA3 | 14.89 | +0.88% | +2.90% | 14.76 | 14.94 | 14.53 | 34,792,900 |
| ABEV3 | 15.79 | +0.00% | +15.85% | 15.79 | 15.79 | — | — |
| WEGE3 | 51.31 | -0.66% | +14.48% | 51.65 | 52.05 | 50.93 | 7,741,000 |
| PRIO3 | 63.30 | +0.00% | +58.93% | 63.30 | 63.30 | — | — |
| SUZB3 | 54.77 | +0.00% | +14.92% | 54.77 | 54.77 | — | — |
| RENT3 | 30.07 | +0.00% | -28.47% | 30.07 | 30.07 | — | — |
| AZZA3 | 15.91 | +0.00% | -45.85% | 15.91 | 15.91 | — | — |
| CSNA3 | 3.72 | +0.00% | -56.79% | 3.72 | 3.72 | — | — |
| GGBR4 | 24.73 | +0.00% | +30.78% | 24.73 | 24.73 | — | — |
| ENEV3 | 26.81 | +0.00% | +38.98% | 26.81 | 26.81 | — | — |
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