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The official inflation of 2018 was 3.75%, higher than the of 2.95% of 2017 but within the limits of the government objective [19659002]. In December, inflation was 0.15% higher than the November result (-0.21%), as a result of lower inflation. but the lowest for December since the beginning of the Real Plan in 1994.
The official inflation is measured by of IPCA (General index of the prices with the consumption) and was published by IBGE (Institute Brazilian Geography and Statistics) this Friday (11).
The government objective was to maintain inflation at 4.5% during the year with a tolerance of at least 1.5 point, c & # 39; that is, it could vary between 3% and 6%.
The most influential expenditures last year were:
- Housing: + 4.72%
- Transportation: + 4.19%
Tomatoes, gasoline and light goods the "bad guys"
- Food and drinks: + 4.04%
Some of the "naughty" prices were:
- Tomato: + 71.76%
- Onion: + 36.71%
- Potato Health insurance: + 11.17%
- Light bill: + 8.70%
- Petrol: + 7.24%
- Plane ticket: + 16.92%
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- Urban Bus: + 6.32%
After a drop in prices in 2017 thanks to the record harvest, food and beverages were more expensive in 2018, with a harvest of about 5% lower and the truckers' strike in the country. Late May
The expectation badysts consulted by British Columbia was that inflation erase 2018 by 3.69%. The government of former president Michel Temer had already forecast a price increase of 4.3% .
Interest x inflation
In an attempt to control inflation, the central bank can use the interest rate. In general, when inflation is high, British Columbia raises interest rates to reduce consumption and force prices down. In December, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank decided to keep the interest rate at 6.5% at when the inflation rate is low. year, the lowest level of history (the Copom was established in 1996).
