Brazil’s September inflation rebound included a 0.83% rise in food prices
The IPCA rose 0.82% in September after a 0.32% decline in August; food and beverages rose after three monthly falls.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Brazil’s broad consumer price index, the IPCA, increased 0.82% in September, reversing August’s 0.32% decline, according to IBGE’s September report released on October 9. Food and beverages rose 0.83% after three consecutive monthly decreases and added 0.18 percentage point to the overall index. Housing recorded the largest group increase at 2.31%, while food and beverages and transport each contributed 0.18 percentage point.
Food consumed at home rose 0.96%. Tomatoes increased 37.76%, potatoes 24.07%, onions 10.14%, rice 4.56% and meat 0.63%; whole chicken, chicken pieces and fruit declined. Within food consumed away from home, the meals sub-item rose 0.49%, compared with 0.18% in August. These are consumer-price changes during September, and the release does not attribute every food movement to a single cause.
Data
Brazil IPCA and selected food prices, September 2026
September consumer-price index and selected food-group results in IBGE’s report released 9 October 2026.
| Overall IPCA | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| Food and beverages | 0.83 | 0.18 |
| Housing | 2.31 | 0.35 |
| Transport | 0.89 | 0.18 |
| Food at home | 0.96 | — |
| Food away from home | 0.48 | — |
Methodology
The table reproduces monthly price changes and index impacts reported by IBGE. The change column is a percent change; the impact column is in percentage points. These are monthly consumer-price movements; no causal claim is made about why the group’s prior three-month decline ended.
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