Chile Tasa De Inflación

Chile’s annual inflation edged up to 3.5% in December 2025 from 3.4% in November. Price pressures intensified in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.2% vs 3.6%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.1% vs 2.2%), household equipment and maintenance (0.9% vs 0%), healthcare (4.8% vs 4.4%), information and communication (0.2% vs 0%), and restaurants and lodging (6.7% vs 6.6%). By contrast, deflation deepened in clothing and footwear (-3.7% vs -1.8%) and re-emerged in insurance and financial services (-2.8% vs 0.4%). Inflation also cooled in housing and utilities (6.5% vs 6.7%), transport (0.7% vs 1.2%), and recreation, sports and culture (1.8% vs 1.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.2% in December, reversing a 0.3% increase in November.