Mexico inflation seen ticking up to 14-month high in early August
Reuters
Published Aug 21, 2020 05:44PM ET
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican annual inflation likely accelerated in the first half of August to its highest level in over a year as the coronavirus pandemic helped to push up prices, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday.
The median forecast of 12 analysts surveyed by Reuters showed that inflation would tick up to 3.91% in early August from 3.66% in the second half of July
The poll predicted that consumer prices likely rose 0.15% in the first half of August compared to the previous two-week period, while a measurement of core consumer prices was seen advancing by 0.14%.
As for core annual inflation, the analysts forecast a rate of 3.89%, the survey showed.
The national statistics institute is due to publish the latest inflation data on Monday morning.
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