Inflation in Colombia reached 6.30% year-on-year in October 2026, DANE says

FinanceColombiaEl Universal (Cartagena)Nov 9, 2026, 6:36 PMAI summary

DANE reported that annual inflation in Colombia stood at 6.30% in October 2026 compared with the same month of 2025. The monthly variation was 0.20% and the year-to-date figure 5.94%. Five spending divisions exceeded the national average, led by restaurants and hotels (9.39%), education (7.44%) and health (7.37%). Among the items that pushed the index most were potatoes (98%), property management services (17.14%) and fresh fruit (15.90%).

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Annual inflation in October was 6.30%, with a monthly variation of 0.20% and 5.94% year to date.
Restaurants and hotels (9.39%), education (7.44%) and health (7.37%) exceeded the national average.
Five divisions contributed 5.19 percentage points of the annual variation.

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