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Peru: 12-month inflation expectations remain within target range in Nov 2020

00:01 | Lima, Dec. 7.

12-month-ahead inflation expectations of economic analysts and the financial system stood at 1.7% in November, thus remaining within the Central Reserve Bank's target range (1%-3%) since May 2017, the issuing entity has reported.

Inflation expectations have remained within the target range 85% of the times over the past 18 years.

For this year, inflation is expected to hover between 1.5% and 1.9%, and between 1.5% and 2% for 2021 and 2022, within the target range in all cases.

Economic analysts maintained their inflation forecast of 1.5% for 2020 unchanged between October and November.

The financial system increased its forecast from 1.2% to 1.5% between said months, while the non-financial sector lowered it from 2% to 1.9% 

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Published: 12/7/2020