Brazil - Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

The value for Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Brazil was 187.12 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 187.12 in 2021 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1980.

Definition: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Data are period averages.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.05
1993 1.01
1994 22.07
1995 36.64
1996 42.41
1997 45.35
1998 46.80
1999 49.07
2000 52.53
2001 56.12
2002 60.87
2003 69.82
2004 74.43
2005 79.54
2006 82.87
2007 85.89
2008 90.77
2009 95.20
2010 100.00
2011 106.64
2012 112.40
2013 119.37
2014 126.93
2015 138.39
2016 150.48
2017 155.67
2018 161.37
2019 167.40
2020 172.77
2021 187.12

Development Relevance: A general and continuing increase in an economy’s price level is called inflation. The increase in the average prices of goods and services in the economy should be distinguished from a change in the relative prices of individual goods and services. Generally accompanying an overall increase in the price level is a change in the structure of relative prices, but it is only the average increase, not the relative price changes, that constitutes inflation. A commonly used measure of inflation is the consumer price index, which measures the prices of a representative basket of goods and services purchased by a typical household. The consumer price index is usually calculated on the basis of periodic surveys of consumer prices. Other price indices are derived implicitly from indexes of current and constant price series.

Limitations and Exceptions: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Consumer price indexes are constructed explicitly, using surveys of the cost of a defined basket of consumer goods and services.

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices