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The IPCA-S rose by 1.18% in the fourth week of February, mainly driven by a 3.80% increase in housing prices by the end of the month.
The FGV released the index on Thursday (6), showing that four out of eight classes in the meter increased, with Salvador showing the highest variation among the seven capitals surveyed.
The IPCA-S result in February showed a slight increase of 0.02% compared to January. Over the past 12 months, there has been a total increase of 4.03%, with a growth of 1.20% in the first two months.
Other areas that reached the peak of the IPCA included Food, Apparel, and Communication.
IPCA-15 increases by 1.23% in February, falling short of predictions.
IPCA -15 saw a 1.23% increase in February following a modest rise of 0.11% in January, falling short of market expectations, according to data released by the IBGE on Wednesday.
In one year, inflation increased from 4.5% to 4.96%, with electric energy prices experiencing the highest rise at 16.33%. Industry prices decreased in January because of the Itaipu energy subsidy.
Economist Maykon Douglas stated that the lack of negative updates is crucial for the February IPCA, with service metrics falling below expectations and home food costs having the second largest influence on the outcome despite a slowdown.
The current inflation situation remains difficult, and the Central Bank will need to further tighten monetary policy.
Caged expands and discourages.
Alisson Correia, an investment analyst, discussed how the education sector’s performance was impacted by school activities and expenses on tuition and materials.
Correia pointed out that certain government speeches negatively impacted the market sentiment, such as Haddad’s remarks on employment and comments regarding birthday looting.
The Labor Minister announced that the upcoming Caged report is expected to show the creation of more than 100,000 jobs in January, surpassing IBGE’s forecast of around 50,000 jobs. This advance in data, exceeding expectations by more than double, indicates potential economic growth but raises concerns about inflation in the market.
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