Fiorella Scalise
@fiorellascalise
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Note: This week, we are sharing a shortened version of the report as we are currently in the midst of migrating and upgrading our pricing system. Very soon, the new system will go live and enable us to publish core inflation indices with daily updates, which will be made directly available in Alphacast’s datasets. This enhancement marks a significant step toward greater accuracy and frequency in inflation tracking, further facilitating real-time analysis. Thank you for joining us in this transformation process. Any feedback or suggestions are more than welcome. Inflation recorded a slight slowdown on a weekly basis. The latest data show a 0.20% WoW increase in consumer prices, below the prior week’s 0.45% WoW gain. On a monthly scale, the inflation rate remained flat at 1.7% MoM, in line with the previous reading. Consequently, annual inflation slipped to 34.5% YoY, a level lower than the previously reported 34.8% YoY. Throughout the reference week, both core inflation and seasonal products decelerated, while regulated prices remained flat. Core inflation rose 0.3% WoW, slowing from 0.5% last week, with a monthly increase of 1.6% MoM, slightly above the previous 1.5%. Seasonal goods posted a 0.2% WoW uptick, under the prior 0.3%, and...