Colombia's inflation held at 6.30% annual rate in October
Colombia's CPI posted an annual variation of 6.30% in October, versus 6.29% in September, according to DANE, below the 6.38% expected by analysts in the Citi survey. The monthly indicator was 0.20%, driven by housing and utilities, food, and restaurants and hotels. Food-excluded inflation fell from 6.18% to 6.07% and services inflation from 7.73% to 7.66%. The data comes ahead of the minimum wage talks, which begin on November 18.
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- Annual inflation was 6.30% in October, slightly above September's 6.29% and below the 6.38% expected by analysts.
- Monthly CPI rose 0.20%, with housing and utilities, food, and restaurants and hotels among the divisions with the largest contribution.
- Potatoes rose 8.25%, electricity 0.44% and gas 0.87%; onions and fresh fruit fell.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by Kienyke. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.





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