Inflation in Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic - Inflation

Inflation increases in August

Consumer prices rose 0.80% in August over the previous month, accelerating from the 0.54% increase logged in July. The print reflected higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, and transportation.



Inflation stayed steady at 7.9% in August, remaining above the Central Bank’s target range of 3.0%–5.0% for the 10th straight month. Meanwhile, the trend pointed up, with annual average inflation coming in at 7.3% in August (July: 7.1%).

Looking ahead, inflation should continue to move back towards the target range, thanks to a more favorable base effect, the recent pullback in prices for some key agricultural commodities, and government measures such as a fuel price freeze, a cut in prices for certain industrial components and DOP 2 billion in credit for importers of staple food goods.

FocusEconomics panelists project inflation to end 2021 at 5.0%, which is up 0.4 percentage points from last month’s forecast, and 2022 at 4.1%.

Dominican Republic - Inflation Data

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019  
Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %)0.8  1.6  3.3  3.6  1.8  

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Dominican Republic Inflation
Note: Annual variation of consumer price index (CPI) in %.
Source: Dominican Republic Central Bank and FocusEconomics calculations

Dominican Republic Facts

Value Change Date
Exchange Rate52.960.80 %Jan 01

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