OLD Prices, inflation and monetary policy
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- Noticias |Annual inflation remained unchanged in May at 7.2%, while annual inflation without food or regulated items fell from 6.4% to 6.1%. Annual food inflation exceeded expectations, increasing from 3% to 4.4%.The Bank's monthly survey of economic analyst expectations performed in June found that…
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Annual inflation has been decreasing for a year and is projected to continue, with inflation at 5.5% in December and the 3% target to be reached in 2025.
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Transportation services play a critical role across all sectors of the economy by facilitating the movement of goods and services at all production levels. Although not all goods produced in a country require transportation due to inventory accumulation in industries and businesses or because…
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Investment, a crucial driver of a country’s economic growth, is intricately linked with increased productive capacity and infrastructure. After a notable upturn in certain investment components in 2021 and 2022, Colombia experienced a significant investment decline in the past year. High levels…
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In 2023, the Colombian economy experienced a slowdown in economic activity, registering annual growth of 0.6% after the historical highs experienced in 2021 and 2022. This same year, inflation began to converge to the target, reaching 9.3 % at yearend amid a backdrop of a weakening in domestic…
- Noticias |In March, annual headline inflation reached 7.4%, completing 12 months of consecutive declines from its March 2023 peak of 13.3%. Likewise, inflation excluding food and regulated items significantly decreased and stood at 6.8% in March. The reduction in annual inflation was largely driven by…
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Inflation continues to fall, but it is above the 3% target, and it is projected to continue falling until it reaches it in 2025. Economic growth is low, but it would recover, and by 2025, economic activity would reach a path that can be sustained over time without causing unwanted changes in…
- Noticias |In March, annual headline inflation reached 7.4%, while inflation excluding food and regulated items stood at 6.8%. These figures consolidate the downward trend in price variation observed throughout 2023. The reduction in annual inflation was largely driven by decreases in the goods and food…
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High-altitude climbers know very well that the descent from the top can be as dangerous as the ascent, so they advance cautiously in this second stage of the journey to ensure a healthy return home. Something similar could be said of monetary policy. Risks do not disappear in the decline period…
- Noticias |Annual headline inflation continued its downward trend during February, standing at 7.7% and exhibiting a cumulative drop of 1.5 percentage points (pp) during the first two months of the year. Likewise, annual inflation, excluding food and regulated items, had a 1.2 pp drop which, coupled with a…
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Inflation continues to decline but remains well above 3%. It is anticipated to decrease significantly in 2024 and draw closer to the established target in the first half of 2025.
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- Noticias |Annual headline inflation continued its downward trend during February, standing at 7.7% and exhibiting a cumulative drop of 1.5 percentage points during the first two months of the year.
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Economic observers who monitor monetary policy often compare the timing of interest rate increase or decrease cycle decisions across countries to determine which countries were ahead and which were behind in their decisions. This might be correct if the countries had identical economic…
- Publicación |Gran parte de la población carece de las herramientas fundamentales para tomar decisiones económicas y financieras adecuadas, lo cual es crucial para mejorar su bienestar y protegerse frente a choques económicos o inflacionarios.
- Publicación |El efecto del fenómeno El Niño sobre los precios minoristas corre a través de su efecto sobre los costos mayoristas, exclusivamente, y no a través de cambios en la estructura del mercado minorista.
- Noticias |By December, annual inflation had dropped for the ninth consecutive month and closed the year at 9.28%, in line with the technical staff’s December projection. Food and goods (excluding food and regulated items) fronted the inflationary decline, standing at 5% and 7.1% by yearend, respectively.…
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We study the behaviour of three quantitative sample surveys and a non sample inflation expectation report for Colombia. We found that expectations in Colombia; (i) are not strongly, i.e.
- Noticias |Inflation remains on a downward path, falling for eight consecutive months and reaching 10.15% in November. The decrease in the annual food inflation from 10.36% in October to 8.25% in November substantially contributed to moderating headline inflation. In particular, the significant drop in annual…
- Noticias |Inflation remains on a downward path, falling for eight consecutive months and reaching 10.15% in November. This trend was aided in November by the positive performance of food prices, whose annual inflation stood at 8.25%, falling by more than two percentage points below that recorded in October.…
