11.11.202502:58:43UTC+00El Salvador Inflation Rate at 14-Month High

In October 2025, consumer prices in El Salvador experienced a year-over-year increase of 0.94%, building upon a 0.36% rise noted in September. This trend marks the second month of rising inflation and represents the most substantial increase since August 2024. The primary drivers of this inflationary trend were food and alcoholic beverages, which surged by 1.41%—the highest climb in 13 months, compared to the 0.53% noted in September. Other contributors to the inflation included the sectors of restaurants and hotels, which saw a rise of 3.41% compared to 3.17% in the previous month, healthcare costs that grew to 1.88% from 1.78%, and housing and utilities, which slightly decreased to 1.68% from 1.78%. Conversely, the cost of transport services continued to fall, albeit by a slower rate of -2.02% compared to -4.29% previously. Declines were also observed in clothing and footwear (-0.72% from -0.57%), household goods (-0.60% from -0.67%), and communication services (-0.36% as opposed to -0.21%). On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices increased by 0.28% in October, following a modest gain of 0.06% in September.