With a rise of 0,02%, June's inflation rate is the lowest preliminary figure since 2006.
Data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) indicates that the preliminary inflation figure for June is the lowest for the month since 2006, when it fell by 0,15%.
247 - The increase recorded for the month of June this year, by National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) It was 0,02%, the lowest result for the indicator for the period since 2006, when it fell 0,15%. The data were released this Thursday (25) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The accumulated rate over 12 months is 1,92%, exceeding the result. lowest since February 1999, when the recorded rate was 1,80%.
The 26,08% drop in airfare prices was one of the main factors contributing to the result, according to IBGE. The transportation group (-0,71%) contributed -0,14% to the IPCA-15, according to a newspaper report. The State of S. Paul.