Dominican Republic: Inflation rises in September from the prior month
Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 3.8% on a year-on-year basis in September, following a 3.7% increase in the previous month.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, price pressures were higher for food in September (+4.4% on a year-on-year basis vs +4.0% in August). In contrast, there were reduced price pressures for recreation and culture (+1.1% vs +1.8% in August) and housing (+2.5% vs +2.7% in August). Finally, the variation in transport prices was the same as in the prior month (+2.9% in September and August).
Meanwhile, core consumer prices increased 4.4% on a year-on-year basis in September, following a 4.3% rise in the previous month.
Finally, consumer prices increased 0.34% in September in month-on-month terms, following a 0.71% rise in the previous month.