Mexico's annual inflation picked up in first-half July: Reuters poll

Reuters

Published Jul 20, 2020 01:18PM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's annual inflation rate accelerated slightly in the first half of July, thanks to higher prices of energy and some food items, a Reuters poll showed.

The 11 experts forecast annual inflation of 3.58% for the first two weeks of July, below the 3.50% in the last two weeks of June.

During those two weeks in July, consumer prices would have risen by 0.32% while the core index would have risen by 0.13%, according to the poll.

Their estimate for yearly core inflation was 3.73%.