Inflation measured by the National Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) slowed to 0.28% in November, from 0.42% in October, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Friday.
In the same month of 2016, the increase had been of 0.18%. Therefore, official accumulated inflation accelerated in 12 months: from 2.70% in October to 2.80% in November, according to the institute.
The IPCA in November was below the average of 0.35% estimated by 27 consultancies and financial institutions. The range of projections was from 0.31% to 0.47%. For the accumulated 12-month period, the expectation was of an increase of 2.88% in the prices
In the 11 full months of the year, the IPCA accumulated a rise of 2.50%, the lowest inflation for the period since 1998 (1.32%). Thus, with just one month remaining in 2017, inflation is below the target floor of 3% – the center is 4.5%, with a margin of 1.5 percentage points up or down.
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