Brazil's Clothing Prices Rise 3.25% as Retail Sales Fall

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:11:20 +0000

Brazil’s Clothing Prices Rise 3.25% as Retail Sales Fall

Clothing prices in Brazil rose 3.25% year-on-year in August, according to the country’s official statistics agency, IBGE. The figure, which forms part of the broad IPCA consumer price index, represents a slowdown from July’s 3.87% increase and keeps clothing inflation comfortably below the headline rate. Overall IPCA inflation eased to 4.22%, down from 4.44% a month earlier.

On a monthly basis, clothing prices edged up 0.12%, while the all-items index fell 0.32%.

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Brazil's Clothing Prices Rise 3.25% as Retail Sales Fall

Brazil’s Clothing Prices Rise 3.25% as Retail Sales Fall