Tag: IPCA

  • Disposable Income Drops 10% in 6 months in Brazil

    The combination of high inflation with layoffs and wage loss caused a downturn of unprecedented proportions in disposable income for consumption in Brazil. The Monthly Employment Survey (PME) of IBGE shows that real wages decreased by 10% between November 2014, peak of recent years, and last May. In the crisis of 2003, a decline of…

  • COPOM raises Selic, Brazilian interest rate, to 13.75% per year, highest since December, 2008

    The Brazilian committee for monetary policy (COPOM) has raised the interest rate benchmark by 0.5% to 13.75% per year. The decision was unanimous and came without a direction indication and in line with expectations. Therefore, Selic is back to the level of december 2008. In the note released with the decision, the committee suggests that…

  • Brazil Inflation

    Below you will find the main Brazilian inflation indexes in the recent months, as well as the accumulated in the last two years and in the last 12 months. Wondering what each of indexes mean? Find out what they mean here. Or find more about the perspective for the Brazilian Inflation and interest rate moving forward…

  • IPCA, IGP-M, IPC, INCC. How to make sense of Brazilian Inflation indexes?

    In this article, we explain the difference between the many Brazilian inflation indexes, IPCA, IPGM, IPC and INCC and do some parallel to US equivalent indexes, when relevant. Recent inflation information for brazil can be found here. Or find more about the perspective for the Brazilian Inflation and interest rate moving forward IPCA (Índice Nacional de…